Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed three new bills into law, continuing Washington state's progress to enact meaningful gun safety measures.






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*April 25, 2023
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Washington adopts historic new gun safety?laws

Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed three new bills into law, continuing Washington state?s progress to enact meaningful gun safety measures.?

Washington is now one of 10 states in America with a ban on assault weapons, and one of a few states with a waiting period and training requirement for all gun purchases. Another new law empowers consumers with the ability to sue firearm manufacturers or retailers for irresponsible conduct, something only four other states have enacted.?

?Today Washington state is putting the gun industry in its place and improving the health, safety and lives of our residents. I want to thank the many legislators and advocates who have worked for years to deliver some of these policies to the governor?s desk,? Inslee said.

Today marked the latest development in what the Seattle Times editorial board has called ?a sea-change in Washington?s gun laws.? Voters touched off this cultural shift by passing I-1639 in 2018, the most comprehensive gun safety legislation up to that point in state history. Legislators have since enacted more common-sense reforms, like bans on bump stocks and high-capacity magazines, tools that amplify the destruction shooters can cause.?

Statistics show that Washington?s work to counteract the epidemic of gun violence is working. From 2018 to 2021, the number of deaths by firearm nationwide increased substantially, but firearm deaths in Washington remain well below national averages. Still, gun violence claims the lives of more than two people every day in Washington, more than 800 people each year. Three quarters of those deaths are suicides. Studies suggest many gun deaths are preventable.

The bills Inslee signed today are evidence-based reforms that will provide further protections from gun violence for Washington communities.?

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Photo of people at bill signing April 25

"Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a bill signing ceremony on April 25"

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