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Battle Continues Over New Gun Law in Washington
« on: March 07, 2015, 03:47:56 pm »
http://cnsnews.com/blog/eric-scheiner/battle-continues-over-new-gun-law-washington

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Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's new gun law.

According to the Associated Press, Ferguson said in a motion filed on Thursday that voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 594 in November and that opponents have not shown how the new gun law has harmed them, so they lack standing.

The measure requires background checks on all sales and transfers, including private transactions and loans and gifts, with exceptions for weapons produced before 1898 and transfers between family members.

A lawsuit filed in December by gun-rights supporters alleges Initiative 594 violates the Second Amendment and can inadvertently criminalize people because its language is too vague. They want a permanent injunction against enforcement of parts of the measure that deal with non-commercial transfers of guns to private citizens.

The rule has created some difficulty. The Bellingham Herald reports, The Lynden Pioneer Museum was planning on removing World War II-era