A judge in Washington state ruled Monday that the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines is unconstitutional — but the law will remain in effect while the state appeals the decision.
Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled that Washington’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds violates both the Washington state and U.S. constitutions. He issued an immediate injunction to stop the state from enforcing the ban, which has been in place since 2022.Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed an emergency appeal to the state Supreme Court seeking to keep the law in effect during the appeals process.
The state also argued that gun violence and mass shootings are "an unprecedented societal concern," but Bashor brushed that argument aside.The 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech was "widely publicized," Bashor wrote, and yet the U.S. Supreme Court broadened Second Amendment protections the next year."The Washington legislature has found that gun violence and mass shootings are on the increase," Bashor wrote.
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