Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Monitor) Democrats in the Washington state House on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state ...

(The Center Square) – The Washington State Department of Licensing is seeing a surge in applications for concealed carry permits for firearms. “At the end of June 2025, there were 709,334 Washington ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Those looking to acquire a firearm in Washington state will have to acquire a permit to do so, due to a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Bob Ferguson. The bill will take effect May 1, ...

OLYMPIA – Legislation requiring residents to obtain a permit before purchasing a firearm has cleared another hurdle after the Washington Senate backed the proposal ...

Over the last 10 years, Washington state, through legislative action and citizen initiative, has adopted some of the nation’s strictest firearm safety laws. Among those are restrictions on ...

OLYMPIA — A proposal to require a permit and the completion of a safety course to purchase firearms in Washington state cleared the House chamber and now heads to the Senate. House Bill 1163, ...

A new state permit requirement for gun buyers is poised to become law, as the Washington House sent the legislation to the governor’s desk late Tuesday. House Bill 1163 would require gun buyers to ...

Guns for sale are displayed at Maxon Shooter’s Supplies in Des Plaines, Ill., Tuesday, June 25, 2024. A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores. A ...