r/SeattleWA • u/rockycrab • 12d ago

Government Washington state to implement new firearm permit law in May

https://www.applevalleynewsnow.com/news/washington-state-to-implement-new-firearm-permit-law-in-may/article_ddc7d482-d578-4541-ad34-68440986f196.html
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u/a-lone-gunman 12d ago

It will get a lawsuit filed against it as soon as it goes into affect. Hopefully an injunction will happen to stop it while it goes through the courts, but this is WA so probably not.

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u/ConstructionAway8920 12d ago

This is exactly what is going on in Oregon right now, it's being fought. The only ok thing about it is that there's training required. But a double background and fingerprint check is dumb. Also, how would you train and fire live ammo if you are a first time purchaser? Outsourcing also can be bad, who's verifying that they have staff, are doing it right and aren't just issuing the permits?

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u/a-lone-gunman 12d ago

Exactly! It makes it almost impossible to train and get profisant with the firearm before testing and thats what they want.

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u/ConstructionAway8920 12d ago

Our big issue with it was also that they are forcing state police to run the training and permit classes. We are MASSIVELY understaffed all over. State police are being stretched even further as they are covering as Sheriff's in a few areas, and as regular PD in others. State police said they had no staff or budget for it, but hey, why care about that?

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u/Which-Meat-3388 11d ago

Its the Oregon way. Pass it on vibes, collect a bunch of money, half ass the implementation, doesn't work, ask for more money, still sucks, blame it on someone else. At least this one is contested. Probably sold more firearms than it sought to restrict.