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That's because of a state law that took effect this year, mandating a 10-day waiting period on gun sales. But now those 10 days have passed for many customers, sparking frustration.
10-day gun waiting period. Beginning next year, those wishing to buy a firearm in Washington will need to complete a background check and then wait 10 business days before they are allowed to ...
The state also implemented a ten-day waiting period and a training requirement for firearm purchases. Additionally, a new law allows residents to sue gun manufacturers for irresponsible conduct. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ]
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms ...
On August 25, 2014, the California's 10-day waiting period for gun purchases was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California which found that "the 10-day waiting periods of Penal Code [sections 26815(a) and 27540(a)] violate the Second Amendment" as applied to members of certain classifications ...
Initiative 1639 was a Washington state ballot initiative concerning firearms regulation that was passed into law on November 6, 2018. The initiative altered the gun laws in Washington by defining the term "semiautomatic assault rifle" to include all semiautomatic rifles, [1] [2] raising the minimum age for purchasing semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21.
The other bills signed by Inslee last year included one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles and another imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases.
A waiting period is the period of time between when an action is requested or mandated and when it occurs. [1]In the United States, the term is commonly used in reference to gun control, abortion and marriage licences, as some U.S. states require a person to wait for a set number of days after buying or reserving a firearm from a dealer before actually taking possession of it, a woman waiting ...