US EditionWashington closer to requiring state permit to buy guns
- The Washington state Senate passed House Bill 1163 on Monday, requiring gun permits for buyers.
- The bill intends to move beyond existing background checks for firearm sales.
- House Bill 1163 mandates live-fire training and fingerprinting for a five-year permit.
- Senator Schoesler said it is a 'poorly designed assault' on Second Amendment rights.
- After House concurrence, the bill will go to Governor Ferguson, potentially impacting gun access.
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Senators Back Anti-Second Amendment Semi-Automatic Firearms Bill
By Chris Woodward U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, has introduced legislation he says will save lives and protect communities from gun violence while protecting Americans’ constitutional right to own a firearm. Gun rights groups said the legislative proposal is clearly unconstitutional. The GOSAFE Act would regulate the sale, transfer and manufacture of gas-operated semi-automatic firearms...
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Portland Press HeraldRepublican lawmakers want to repeal Maine’s 72-hour waiting period on firearms purchases
Proposals before the Legislature come after the waiting period narrowly passed last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, and as it faces a challenge in federal court.
·Maine, United States
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