If it makes Washington's November election ballot, Initiative 1639 would raise the purchase age to 21 for those buying semi-automatic weapons, among other things. Backers plan to turn in thousands of signatures this week.
OLYMPIA — A Washington Supreme Court commissioner wasted no time Tuesday in rejecting an attempt by gun-rights supporters to keep a firearms-regulation initiative from going to voters in November.
Initiative 1639[1] would, among other things, raise the purchase age to 21 for those buying semi-automatic weapons and require enhanced background checks, training and waiting periods in order to obtain them.
The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility[2] is scheduled to turn in about 360,000 signatures later this week. Initiative supporters must turn in the valid signatures of least 259,622 registered voters signatures by Friday to place the measure on the general election ballot.
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