Sound Suppressors Get Approval in Washington State
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Wayne Gaughran has an entire case full of noise suppressors at his Eastside Gun Store. For years, he has been allowed to sell the devices that sell for several hundred dollars. The catch: Owners can’t use them in our state.
“It puts me in a tough spot,” said Gaughran.
On Tuesday the state senate unanimously approved Bill 1016, which the House already passed 88-4.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Bryan Blake, a Democrat from Aberdeen, says a constituent came up with the idea but it was also supported by state sheriffs and police chiefs. More…
GW: Now here’s a reasonable gun law that makes sense to me. And, like Obama, I’m all for reasonable gun laws. We just define the word reasonable in different ways.
