Washington Attorney General Issues Warning To Gun Stores

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Throughout Washington state, sheriffs have vowed that they won’t enforce any gun law they think is unconstitutional. It’s rallied sheriffs in anti-gun states throughout the country. From the outside, it’s been beautiful to behold.

But anti-gun officials aren’t going to just roll over. On some level, we all knew that.

Now, Washington’s attorney general is issuing a warning, not to the sheriffs, but gun stores themselves.

Firearms dealers need to follow Washington state’s newest gun laws, even if sheriff’s say they won’t enforce them, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson warned Thursday.

Ferguson sent a letter to 262 firearms dealers in counties where sheriffs have said they are not enforcing Initiative 1639, one of the nation’s toughest gun laws. Sheriffs in at least 12 counties have said they would not enforce the measure until its legality is decided by the courts.

“Local officials’ personal opposition to I-1639 may have created confusion regarding firearms dealers’ legal responsibilities,” Ferguson said. “We wrote this letter to ensure these dealers have accurate information about the initiative to avoid legal jeopardy because of statements made by local elected officials.”

The letter reads, in part:

“We want to prevent you and your business from finding …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms