Posted January 29, 2018 9:00 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

With plans to establish a prohibition on bump stocks afoot in a number of states, the Washington Senate approved one ban while lawmakers in Virginia rejected another.
On the West Coast, several Republicans joined Democrats in the Washington Senate to pass SB 5992 by a 29-20 margin. The bill would define a bump fire stock as one that uses the recoil of the action to increase the rate of fire. Those found using such a device could face up to life in prison as it would classify them in the same category as an illegal machine gun.
“It aligns current practices with our state laws and our state laws have never allowed for fully automatic weapons,” said state Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, the bill’s sponsor.
Some lawmakers questioned if the move will save lives.
“Do you really think the crazy psycho person that sits in a hotel room with a gun and says, ‘It’s against the law in Washington to have one of these so I’m not going to do my crime?’” Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, said.
Gun rights advocates to include the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Firearms Policy Coalition and National Rifle Association oppose the move

Source: Guns.com

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