Washington State’s Semiautomatic Weapon Ban Faces Multiple Legal Challenges

Washington State’s Semiautomatic Weapon Ban Faces Multiple Legal Challenges
A demonstrator utilizes his right to openly carry a rifle during a pro-gun rally in Olympia, Wash., on Jan. 19, 2013. David Ryder/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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A law prohibiting the future sale of so-called “assault weapons” in Washington has drawn multiple lawsuits since the moment Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee inked his approval for the ban on Tuesday.

The new law, which passed the Evergreen State’s Democrat-led legislature on largely party-line votes before it was approved by Inslee, bans the sale, manufacture, and importation of some 60 popular gun models by name, including the “AK-47 in all forms,” and the “AR-15, M16, or M4 in all forms.”