Washington State Passes Assault Weapons Ban
View Source | April 10, 2023 4:41 pm
- The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons, bringing the state one step closer to becoming one of the few in the country that have instituted general assault weapon bans.
- The bill, which must now return to the House for concurrence on some of the amendments made to the legislation, would ban the “manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any assault weapon.”
- It would take effect immediately if signed by the governor and ban at least 60 different types of assault weapons.
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