Washington bans assault weapons, adopts more laws to prevent gun violence

by KOMO Staff

Tue, April 25th 2023, 11:51 PM UTC

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs House Bill 1240, which prohibits the manufacture, importation, distribution and sale of semi-automatic assault-style weapons in the state, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, the bill's primary sponsor, and Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, look on at right. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Ryan Olski, second from right, bangs on a pot as the group "We the People Against Communism" protest before the signing of firearms regulation bills by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, outside the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee pauses as he holds House Bill 1240, which prohibits the manufacture, importation, distribution and sale of semi-automatic assault-style weapons in the state, before signing it into law, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs House Bill 1240, which prohibits the manufacture, importation, distribution and sale of semi-automatic assault-style weapons in the state, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, the bill's primary sponsor, and Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, look on at right. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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