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Text of the Bill is here: https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Senate Bills/5217.pdf?q=20220627173325
It is banning a whole bunch of specific models by name as well as its "copycats".
However, it also seems grandfathered firearms owned prior to 1/1/2022? They are trying to lure us in with grandfathered clause, just like the magazine ban!
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.
(3) In order to continue to possess an assault weapon that was legally possessed on the effective date of this section, the person possessing the assault weapon shall possess the assault weapon only on property owned or immediately controlled by the person, or while engaged in the legal use of the assault weapon at a duly licensed firing range, or while engaged in a lawful outdoor recreational activity such as hunting, or while traveling to or from either of these locations for the purpose of engaging in the legal use of the assault weapon, provided that the assault weapon is stored unloaded and in a separate locked container during transport.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.
(2)(a) A person who lawfully possessed, has a purchase order for, or completed an application to purchase an assault weapon before January 1, 2022, and who has registered the assault weapon with the Washington state patrol may:
(i) Continue to possess and transport the assault weapon;
It is banning a whole bunch of specific models by name as well as its "copycats".
However, it also seems grandfathered firearms owned prior to 1/1/2022? They are trying to lure us in with grandfathered clause, just like the magazine ban!
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.
(3) In order to continue to possess an assault weapon that was legally possessed on the effective date of this section, the person possessing the assault weapon shall possess the assault weapon only on property owned or immediately controlled by the person, or while engaged in the legal use of the assault weapon at a duly licensed firing range, or while engaged in a lawful outdoor recreational activity such as hunting, or while traveling to or from either of these locations for the purpose of engaging in the legal use of the assault weapon, provided that the assault weapon is stored unloaded and in a separate locked container during transport.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.
(2)(a) A person who lawfully possessed, has a purchase order for, or completed an application to purchase an assault weapon before January 1, 2022, and who has registered the assault weapon with the Washington state patrol may:
(i) Continue to possess and transport the assault weapon;