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9/4/2008 12:31:33 PM EDT
What are the gun laws in your state?  Restrictions and whatnot.  I tried looking in the threads above this one, but saw nothing.
9/4/2008 12:41:36 PM EDT
[#1]
Pretty much anything goes as long as its not a Class 3 fire arm.  That is of course unless yo are a dealer and have one for "Research and Development".  Supressors or good to go, as long as you dont actually shoot through them.  

From my limited knowlege, thats about it.
9/4/2008 12:46:42 PM EDT
[#2]
www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=510


Cliff Notes:

Own suppressors but don't shoot with them.
DD & AOWs are OK.
Sign offs can be problematic

Except for a few exemptions:
No FA
No SBR
No SBS

Apply for your CPL as soon as you can and they'll issue it within 30 days for a resident or 60 days for a new resident.

Open carry isn't illegal but there are no statutory protections for it. Open carry in downtown Seattle and you may be speaking with the police rather quickly. Educate yourself before open carrying. Open Carry.Org is a discussion for for Open Carry Advocates and is a great source of information.

Open carry at your own risk.

Five business day wait for a handgun purchase unless you have your CPL in which case the waiting period is waived.

Get a copy of this book and you'll be way ahead on Washington
www.danddgunleather.com/washington_gun_rights.htm


www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=183
9/4/2008 12:50:31 PM EDT
[#3]

Quoted:
www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=510


Cliff Notes:

Own suppressors but don't shoot with them.
DD & AOWs are OK.
Sign offs can be problematic

Except for a few exemptions:
No FA
No SBR
No SBS

Apply for your CPL as soon as you can and they'll issue it within 30 days for a resident or 60 days for a new resident.

Open carry isn't illegal but there are no statutory protections for it. Open carry in downtown Seattle and you may be speaking with the police rather quickly. Educate yourself before open carrying. Open Carry.Org is a discussion for for Open Carry Advocates and is a great source of information.

Open carry at your own risk.

Five business day wait for a handgun purchase unless you have your CPL in which case the waiting period is waived.

Get a copy of this book and you'll be way ahead on Washington
www.danddgunleather.com/washington_gun_rights.htm


www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=183


Thank you.

One question, though, what's a CPL?
9/4/2008 12:54:49 PM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:


One question, though, what's a CPL?


concealed pistol license

ETA: HA! I beat Phil to it!  
9/4/2008 12:58:34 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:


concealed pistol license

ETA: HA! I beat Phil to it!  


No you didn't. The answer was in the provided link.
9/4/2008 1:12:49 PM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:

No you didn't. The answer was in the provided link.


Damn you Phil, you're just too good for me.  
9/5/2008 5:23:29 PM EDT
[#7]
That 5 day wait, is not true apparently.

My girlfriend was able to pick her G19 up about 2 hrs later......
I was like wtf?!
9/5/2008 5:32:31 PM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:
That 5 day wait, is not true apparently.

My girlfriend was able to pick her G19 up about 2 hrs later......
I was like wtf?!


Not legally.
9/5/2008 6:07:33 PM EDT
[#9]
Did she have a CPL?  Was it a personal, FTF transaction?
9/5/2008 6:50:32 PM EDT
[#10]

Quoted:

Quoted:
That 5 day wait, is not true apparently.

My girlfriend was able to pick her G19 up about 2 hrs later......
I was like wtf?!


Not legally.


When we went back to pick it up, i asked them about that.  I thought it was 7 days actually.  But they said nope.

She does not have a CPL.  Since apparently, this is questionable, I wont name the shop.

But, we went to the shop.  Looked around.  Decided to buy the G19.  I was going to purchase it originally, because I have my CPL and didnt have to worry about waiting.  But then last second, the GF wanted to do it, because she wanted it to be her first "official" firearm.

So we filled out the paperwork.  They told use to come back on the 7th day if we dont hear from them.  2 hrs later, we get a phone call to pick it up...  They said, the local PD called back and verified it.
9/5/2008 8:31:28 PM EDT
[#11]
Wierd, maybe the background checks can vary in speed.........

No, the NICS check is instant.  They still do it when you buy, even with a CPL.  The waiting period is a state mandate, I believe.

Who knows.  It's hers now, though!  Great pistol that is.
9/5/2008 10:25:07 PM EDT
[#12]
If you're interested and can't find one in your area, shoot me a PM and with around 7 or 8 bucks on your part, I can send one of the Dave Workman Washington State Gun Rights books to ya...
9/6/2008 4:02:05 PM EDT
[#13]
That's a damn good book, by the way.
9/6/2008 4:55:03 PM EDT
[#14]
what AOWs does everyone have?
9/7/2008 12:06:25 PM EDT
[#15]

Quoted:

Quoted:
That 5 day wait, is not true apparently.

My girlfriend was able to pick her G19 up about 2 hrs later......
I was like wtf?!


Not legally.


Oh?

(1) (a), (b), or (c) whichever comes first.


RCW 9.41.090
Dealer deliveries regulated — Hold on delivery.


(1) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, no dealer may deliver a pistol to the purchaser thereof until:

    (a) The purchaser produces a valid concealed pistol license and the dealer has recorded the purchaser's name, license number, and issuing agency, such record to be made in triplicate and processed as provided in subsection (5) of this section. For purposes of this subsection (1)(a), a "valid concealed pistol license" does not include a temporary emergency license, and does not include any license issued before July 1, 1996, unless the issuing agency conducted a records search for disqualifying crimes under RCW 9.41.070 at the time of issuance;

    (b) The dealer is notified in writing by the chief of police or the sheriff of the jurisdiction in which the purchaser resides that the purchaser is eligible to possess a pistol under RCW 9.41.040 and that the application to purchase is approved by the chief of police or sheriff; or

    (c) Five business days, meaning days on which state offices are open, have elapsed from the time of receipt of the application for the purchase thereof as provided herein by the chief of police or sheriff designated in subsection (5) of this section, and, when delivered, the pistol shall be securely wrapped and shall be unloaded. However, if the purchaser does not have a valid permanent Washington driver's license or state identification card or has not been a resident of the state for the previous consecutive ninety days, the waiting period under this subsection (1)(c) shall be up to sixty days.

    (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, in determining whether the purchaser meets the requirements of RCW 9.41.040, the chief of police or sheriff, or the designee of either, shall check with the national crime information center, the Washington state patrol electronic database, the department of social and health services electronic database, and with other agencies or resources as appropriate, to determine whether the applicant is ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a firearm.

    (b) Once the system is established, a dealer shall use the state system and national instant criminal background check system, provided for by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. Sec. 921 et seq.), to make criminal background checks of applicants to purchase firearms. However, a chief of police or sheriff, or a designee of either, shall continue to check the department of social and health services' electronic database and with other agencies or resources as appropriate, to determine whether applicants are ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a firearm.

    (3) In any case under subsection (1)(c) of this section where the applicant has an outstanding warrant for his or her arrest from any court of competent jurisdiction for a felony or misdemeanor, the dealer shall hold the delivery of the pistol until the warrant for arrest is served and satisfied by appropriate court appearance. The local jurisdiction for purposes of the sale shall confirm the existence of outstanding warrants within seventy-two hours after notification of the application to purchase a pistol is received. The local jurisdiction shall also immediately confirm the satisfaction of the warrant on request of the dealer so that the hold may be released if the warrant was for an offense other than an offense making a person ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a pistol.

    (4) In any case where the chief or sheriff of the local jurisdiction has reasonable grounds based on the following circumstances: (a) Open criminal charges, (b) pending criminal proceedings, (c) pending commitment proceedings, (d) an outstanding warrant for an offense making a person ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a pistol, or (e) an arrest for an offense making a person ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a pistol, if the records of disposition have not yet been reported or entered sufficiently to determine eligibility to purchase a pistol, the local jurisdiction may hold the sale and delivery of the pistol beyond five days up to thirty days in order to confirm existing records in this state or elsewhere. After thirty days, the hold will be lifted unless an extension of the thirty days is approved by a local district court or municipal court for good cause shown. A dealer shall be notified of each hold placed on the sale by local law enforcement and of any application to the court for additional hold period to confirm records or confirm the identity of the applicant.

    (5) At the time of applying for the purchase of a pistol, the purchaser shall sign in triplicate and deliver to the dealer an application containing his or her full name, residential address, date and place of birth, race, and gender; the date and hour of the application; the applicant's driver's license number or state identification card number; a description of the pistol including the make, model, caliber and manufacturer's number if available at the time of applying for the purchase of a pistol. If the manufacturer's number is not available, the application may be processed, but delivery of the pistol to the purchaser may not occur unless the manufacturer's number is recorded on the application by the dealer and transmitted to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the purchaser resides; and a statement that the purchaser is eligible to possess a pistol under RCW 9.41.040.

    The application shall contain a warning substantially as follows:


   CAUTION: Although state and local laws do not differ, federal law and state law on the possession of firearms differ. If you are prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm, you may be prosecuted in federal court. State permission to purchase a firearm is not a defense to a federal prosecution.




The purchaser shall be given a copy of the department of fish and wildlife pamphlet on the legal limits of the use of firearms, firearms safety, and the fact that local laws and ordinances on firearms are preempted by state law and must be consistent with state law.

    The dealer shall, by the end of the business day, sign and attach his or her address and deliver a copy of the application and such other documentation as required under subsection (1) of this section to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county of which the purchaser is a resident. The triplicate shall be retained by the dealer for six years. The dealer shall deliver the pistol to the purchaser following the period of time specified in this section unless the dealer is notified of an investigative hold under subsection (4) of this section in writing by the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county, whichever is applicable, denying the purchaser's application to purchase and the grounds thereof. The application shall not be denied unless the purchaser is not eligible to possess a pistol under RCW 9.41.040 or 9.41.045, or federal law.

    The chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county shall retain or destroy applications to purchase a pistol in accordance with the requirements of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922.

    (6) A person who knowingly makes a false statement regarding identity or eligibility requirements on the application to purchase a pistol is guilty of false swearing under RCW 9A.72.040.

    (7) This section does not apply to sales to licensed dealers for resale or to the sale of antique firearms.