carnaby
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As many of you know, Washington State has strange laws regarding ownership and usage of firearm sound suppressors, also known in lay terms as "silencers."
Currently, if we follow federal law, we are allowed by Washington State law to own sound suppressors (which I'll simply refer to as "suppressors" from here forward). We may also mount them on functional firearms. However, and here's the strange part, we may not actually fire any bullets through them. This is according to RCW 9.41.250(1)(c).
I also noticed that in RCW 9.41.250(1)(b), it seems that my Buck Folding Alpha Hunter might be illegal, since it's blade "is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which opens, or falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement"
But that's another problem for another day. Today, I want to address our ridiculous suppressor law. Does anyone here know how we might get the ball rolling on such a process? It's a silly law and should be dealt with sooner, rather than later. Heck, even the Europeans do better on this issue than us, and that might get us a foot in the door. I know the Finns did a study not too long ago, and basically made suppressors over the counter items.
So let's here any and all ideas about how to get this done
Currently, if we follow federal law, we are allowed by Washington State law to own sound suppressors (which I'll simply refer to as "suppressors" from here forward). We may also mount them on functional firearms. However, and here's the strange part, we may not actually fire any bullets through them. This is according to RCW 9.41.250(1)(c).
I also noticed that in RCW 9.41.250(1)(b), it seems that my Buck Folding Alpha Hunter might be illegal, since it's blade "is automatically released by a spring mechanism or other mechanical device, or any knife having a blade which opens, or falls, or is ejected into position by the force of gravity, or by an outward, downward, or centrifugal thrust or movement"
But that's another problem for another day. Today, I want to address our ridiculous suppressor law. Does anyone here know how we might get the ball rolling on such a process? It's a silly law and should be dealt with sooner, rather than later. Heck, even the Europeans do better on this issue than us, and that might get us a foot in the door. I know the Finns did a study not too long ago, and basically made suppressors over the counter items.
So let's here any and all ideas about how to get this done