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WA: Bill Banning High-Capacity Magazines Draws Fire From Washington State gun Owners
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As guns fly off store shelves around the U.S., Washington state lawmakers are setting their sights on banning high-capacity magazines.
The Brookings Institution estimates some three million more guns were sold than normal between March and June, bringing national gun sales to an all-time high as mass protests against police brutality began around the country.
KUOW reports that in Seattle alone, some 9,426 background checks for gun purchases were processed or 55% over the city's annual average.
Sponsored by Washington Sen. Marko Liias, D-Lynnwood, Senate Bill 5078 builds on efforts in the state legislature to slap stricter limits on ammunition sales. Gun control advocates say they could save lives in a mass shooting. |
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PHORTO
(1/28/2021)
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The law per precedent in the U.S. 9th Circuit of Appeals decision is that magazine capacity limits are unconstitutional.
Washington is subject to that ruling, yet it is carrying on as if the ruling doesn't exist. |
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