The number of Washingtonians licensed to carry concealed pistols is climbing rapidly in the face of a new state law that will require prospective gun owners to secure a state permit before purchasing ...

It’s only one round in what’s likely to be a long — if not unending — fight for firearm safety, but a judge in Thurston County Superior Court late last month upheld Washington state’s law, passed in ...

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The state Supreme Court upheld the law earlier this year. Opponents say a lack of clarity around regulating the magazines is leading to a patchwork approach by states. A Washington gun shop is taking ...

A Washington gun shop is taking its case against the state’s ban on the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines to the U.S. Supreme Court. Gator’s Custom Guns in Kelso filed a petition this week, ...

A visitor looks at a handgun in the GForce Arms booth during the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits held in the Georgia World Congress Center on April 26, 2025, in Atlanta. (Joe Raedle/Getty ...