WA State Supreme Court upholds ban on high-capacity ammo magazine sales
The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s ban on the sale of gun ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The law, passed in 2022, faced a challenge from a Kelso gun shop that argued the ban on selling the magazines violates the state constitution, which protects “the right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state.” Gator’s Custom Guns also said the law ran afoul of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In a 7-2 ruling, state Supreme Court justices disagreed. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Scott Olson)
Washington is now third U.S. state with a rent cap
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a measure into law Wednesday limiting annual rent increases to no more than 10% per year for many tenants statewide. Why it matters: With the signing of House Bill 1217, Washington becomes the third state in the nation to enact a state-level rent stabilization law, after Oregon and California, according to advocacy groups who track such measures. Continue reading at Axios. (Maura Losch)
Cannabis policy saw some yeas and some nays in Olympia this legislative session
Washington’s 2025 legislative session came to a close on April 27. Lawmakers in Olympia spent the first four months of the year debating a handful of cannabis-related issues, and we now know which will become law and which will wait at least another year. Two of the five bills on the 2025 docket successfully made it through the Legislature. Continue reading at The Inlander. (Young Kwak)
Axios
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WA State Standard
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WA State Supreme Court upholds ban on high-capacity ammo magazine sales
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Washington Observer
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