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WA Gun Owner Fury Erupts as Lawmakers Pass Magazine Ban<\/a><\/p>\n

By a 55-42 dead-of-night vote, the Washington State House of Representatives has\u00a0passed a ban<\/a>\u00a0on rifle and pistol magazines holding more than 10 cartridges (including magazines for rimfire rifles), causing outrage among Evergreen State grassroots activists who will be looking unseat as many Democrats as possible in the November 2022 election.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 5078<\/a>\u00a0goes to the desk of anti-gun Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee, who has already vowed to sign it. Two Democrat House members\u2014Reps. Kirsten Harris-Talley from Seattle and Steve Kirby from Tacoma\u2014voted against the measure, breaking ranks from their majority Democrat colleagues.<\/p>\n

The vote came about two weeks after\u00a0Liberty Park Press<\/a>\u00a0published a revealing report about the ineffectiveness of magazine capacity limit that many readers sent to their state lawmakers.<\/p>\n

The late-night Friday vote was hailed by anti-gun Democrat Attorney General Bob Ferguson in a tweet now posted at the Facebook page of the\u00a0Washington 2022 Legislative Action Group<\/a>. The legislation was introduced at Ferguson\u2019s request by Democrat Sen. Marko Liias of Lynnwood.<\/h3>\n

\u201cToday is the fulfillment of years of hard work from so many,\u201d Ferguson wrote. \u201cMore than five years ago, I stood with the parents of shooting victims, legislators, mayors, police chiefs and representatives from faith communities to say enough is enough, and proposed banning the sale of high-capacity magazines in Washington state. Today, our Legislature chose public safety over the gun lobby, and I am deeply appreciative of their service. This policy will save lives and make our communities safer from gun violence.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n