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HOUSE BI LL 1371 _____________________________________________

St at e of Washi ngt on 63r d Legi sl at ur e 2013 Regul ar Sessi on

By Repr esent at i ves Tayl or , Over st r eet , Shea, Shor t , Pi ke, Scot t ,Schmi ck, Cr ouse, Condot t a, Kr i st i ansen, and Kr et z

Read f i r st t i me 01/ 24/ 13. Ref er r ed t o Commi t t ee on J udi ci ar y.

1 AN ACT Rel at i ng t o adopt i ng t he Washi ngt on stat e f i r ear ms f r eedom

2 act of 2013 and est abl i shi ng penal t i es; amendi ng RCW 43. 06. 220; addi ng

3 a new chapt er t o Ti t l e 19 RCW; cr eat i ng a new sect i on; and pr escr i bi ng

4 penal t i es.

5 BE I T ENACTED BY THE LEGI SLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHI NGTON:

6 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 1. Thi s act may be known and ci t ed as t he

7 Washi ngt on st at e f i r ear ms f r eedomact of 2013.

8 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 2. The l egi sl at ur e decl ar es t hat t he aut hor i t y

9 f or t hi s act i s t he f ol l owi ng:

10 ( 1) The tent h amendment t o the Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on

11 guar ant ees t o t he st at es and t hei r peopl e al l power s not gr ant ed t o t he

12 f eder al gover nment el sewher e i n t he Const i t ut i on and r eser ves t o t he13 st at e and peopl e of Washi ngt on cer t ai n power s as t hey wer e under st ood

14 at t he t i me t hat Washi ngt on was admi t t ed t o st at ehood i n 1889. The

15 guar ant y of t hose power s i s a mat t er of cont r act bet ween t he st at e and

16 peopl e of Washi ngt on and t he Uni t ed St at es as of t he t i me t hat t he

17 compact wi t h t he Uni t ed St at es was agr eed upon and adopt ed by

18 Washi ngt on and t he Uni t ed St at es i n 1889.

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1 ( 2) The ni nt h amendment t o t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on

2 guar ant ees t o t he peopl e r i ght s not gr ant ed i n t he Const i t ut i on and

3 r eser ves t o the peopl e of Washi ngt on cer t ai n r i ght s as t hey wer e

4 under st ood at t he t i me that Washi ngt on was admi t t ed t o st at ehood i n

5 1889. The guar ant y of t hose r i ght s i s a mat t er of cont r act bet ween t he

6 st at e and peopl e of Washi ngt on and t he Uni t ed St at es as of t he t i me

7 t hat t he compact wi t h t he Uni t ed St at es was agr eed upon and adopt ed by8 Washi ngt on and t he Uni t ed St at es i n 1889.

9 ( 3) The regul at i on of i nt ras tat e commerce i s ves ted i n t he s tat es

10 under t he ni nt h and t ent h amendment s t o t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on.

11 ( 4) The second amendment t o t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on r eser ves

12 t o t he peopl e t he r i ght t o keep and bear ar ms as t hat r i ght was

13 under st ood at t he t i me that Washi ngt on was admi t t ed t o st at ehood i n

14 1889, and t he guar ant y of t he r i ght i s a mat t er of cont r act bet ween t he

15 st at e and peopl e of Washi ngt on and t he Uni t ed St at es as of t he t i me

16 t hat t he compact wi t h t he Uni t ed St at es was agr eed upon and adopt ed by

17 Washi ngt on and t he Uni t ed St at es i n 1889.

18 (5) Ar t i cl e I , sect i on 24 of t he Washi ngton state Const i t ut i on

19 cl ear l y secur es t o Washi ngt on ci t i zens, and pr ohi bi t s gover nment

20 i nt er f er ence wi t h, t he r i ght of i ndi vi dual Washi ngt on ci t i zens t o keep

21 and bear ar ms. Thi s const i t ut i onal pr ot ect i on i s unchanged f r om t he

22 1889 Washi ngt on st at e Const i t ut i on, whi ch was appr oved by congr ess and

23 t he peopl e of Washi ngt on, and t he r i ght exi st s as i t was under st ood at

24 t he t i me that t he compact wi t h t he Uni t ed St at es was agr eed upon and25 adopt ed by Washi ngt on and t he Uni t ed St ates i n 1889.

26 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 3. The def i ni t i ons i n t hi s secti on appl y

27 t hr oughout t hi s chapt er unl ess t he cont ext cl ear l y r equi r es ot her wi se.

28 ( 1) "Bor der s of Washi ngt on" means the boundar i es of Washi ngt on.

29 ( 2) " Fi r ear ms accessor i es" means i t ems t hat ar e used i n conj unct i on

30 wi t h or mount ed upon a f i r ear m but ar e not essent i al t o t he basi c

31 f unct i on of a f i rearm i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, t el escopi c or

32 l aser si ght s, magazi nes, f l ash or sound suppr essor s, f ol di ng or

33 af t er mar ket st ocks and gr i ps, speedl oader s, ammuni t i on car r i er s, and

34 l i ght s f or t ar get i l l umi nat i on.

35 (3) "Gener i c and i nsi gni f i cant par t s" i ncl udes, but i s not l i mi t ed

36 t o, spr i ngs, screws, nut s , and pi ns .

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1 ( 4) "Manuf act ured" means that a f i rearm, a f i rearm accessory, or

2 ammuni t i on has been creat ed f r om basi c mat er i al s f or f uncti onal

3 usef ul ness i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, f or gi ng, cast i ng, machi ni ng,

4 or ot her pr ocesses f or wor ki ng mat er i al s.

5 NEWSECTI ON. Sec. 4. ( 1) A per sonal f i r ear m, a f i r ear m accessor y,

6 or ammuni t i on that i s manuf actur ed commer ci al l y or pr i vat el y i n7 Washi ngt on and t hat r emai ns wi t hi n t he bor der s of Washi ngt on i s not

8 subj ect t o f eder al l aw or f eder al r egul at i on, i ncl udi ng r egi str at i on,

9 under t he aut hor i t y of congr ess t o r egul at e i nt er st at e commer ce. I t i s

10 decl ar ed by t he l egi sl at ur e that t hose i t ems have not t r avel ed i n

11 i nt er st at e commer ce. Thi s secti on appl i es t o a f i r ear m, a f i r ear m

12 accessor y, or ammuni t i on t hat i s manuf act ur ed i n Washi ngt on f r om basi c

13 mat er i al s and t hat can be manuf act ur ed wi t hout t he i ncl usi on of any

14 si gni f i cant par t s i mpor t ed f r om anot her st at e. Gener i c and

15 i nsi gni f i cant par t s t hat have ot her manuf act ur i ng or consumer pr oduct

16 appl i cat i ons ar e not f i r ear ms, f i r ear ms accessor i es, or ammuni t i on, and

17 t hei r i mpor t at i on i nt o Washi ngt on and i ncor por at i on i nt o a f i r ear m, a

18 f i r ear m accessor y, or ammuni t i on manuf act ur ed i n Washi ngt on does not

19 subj ect t he f i r ear m, f i r ear m accessor y, or ammuni t i on t o f eder al

20 r egul at i on. I t i s decl ar ed by t he l egi s l at ur e t hat basi c mat er i al s ,

21 such as unmachi ned st eel and unshaped wood, ar e not f i r ear ms, f i r ear ms

22 accessor i es, or ammuni t i on and ar e not subj ect t o congr essi onal

23 aut hor i t y t o r egul at e f i r ear ms, f i r ear ms accessor i es, and ammuni t i on24 under i nt er st at e commer ce as i f t hey wer e act ual l y f i r ear ms, f i r ear ms

25 accessor i es, or ammuni t i on. The aut hor i t y of congr ess t o r egul at e

26 i nt er st at e commer ce i n basi c mat er i al s does not i ncl ude aut hor i t y to

27 r egul at e f i r ear ms, f i r ear ms accessor i es, and ammuni t i on made i n

28 Washi ngt on f r om t hose mat er i al s. Fi r ear ms accessor i es t hat ar e

29 i mpor t ed i nt o Washi ngt on f r om anot her st at e and t hat ar e subj ect t o

30 f eder al r egul at i on as bei ng i n i nt er st at e commer ce do not subj ect a

31 f i r ear m t o f eder al r egul at i on under i nt er st at e commer ce because t hey

32 ar e at t ached t o or used i n conj unct i on wi t h a f i r ear m i n Washi ngt on.

33 (2) Subsect i on (1) of t hi s sect i on does not appl y to:

34 ( a) A f i r earm t hat cannot be carr i ed and used by one person;

35 ( b) A f i rearm t hat has a bore di amet er great er t han one and one-

36 hal f i nches and t hat uses smokel ess powder , not bl ack powder , as a

37 pr opel l ant ;

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1 ( c) Ammuni t i on wi t h a proj ect i l e t hat expl odes us i ng an expl os i on

2 of chemi cal ener gy af t er t he pr oj ecti l e l eaves t he f i r ear m; or

3 ( d) A f i rearm, ot her t han a shot gun, t hat di scharges two or more

4 pr oj ect i l es wi t h one act i vat i on of t he t r i gger or ot her f i r i ng devi ce.

5 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 5. ( 1) No publ i c ser vant shal l enf or ce or

6 at t empt t o enf or ce any act , l aw, stat ut e, r ul e, or r egul at i on of t he7 Uni t ed St at es gover nment r el at i ng t o a per sonal f i r ear m, f i r ear m

8 accessor y, or ammuni t i on t hat i s owned or manuf act ur ed commer ci al l y or

9 pr i vat el y i n Washi ngt on and t hat r emai ns excl usi vel y wi t hi n t he bor der s

10 of Washi ngt on.

11 ( 2) Any of f i ci al , agent , or empl oyee of t he Uni t ed St at es

12 gover nment who enf or ces or at t empt s t o enf or ce any act , or der , l aw,

13 st at ut e, r ul e, or r egul at i on of t he Uni t ed St at es gover nment upon a

14 per sonal f i r ear m, f i r ear m accessor y, or ammuni t i on t hat i s owned or

15 manuf act ur ed commer ci al l y or pr i vat el y i n Washi ngt on and t hat r emai ns

16 excl usi vel y wi t hi n t he bor der s of Washi ngt on shal l be gui l t y of a

17 f el ony and, upon convi ct i on, shal l be subj ect t o i mpr i sonment f or not

18 l ess t han t hr ee hundr ed si xt y- f i ve days or mor e t han f i ve year s, a f i ne

19 of not mor e t han t en t housand dol l ar s, or bot h.

20 ( 3) The at t or ney gener al may def end a ci t i zen of Washi ngt on who i s

21 pr osecut ed by the Uni t ed St at es gover nment f or vi ol at i on of a f eder al

22 l aw r el at i ng t o t he manuf actur e, sal e, t r ansf er , or possessi on of a

23 f i r ear m, f i r ear m accessor y, or ammuni t i on owned or manuf act ur ed and24 r et ai ned excl usi vel y wi t hi n t he bor der s of Washi ngt on.

25 ( 4) Any f eder al l aw, r ul e, r egul at i on, or or der cr eat ed or

26 ef f ecti ve on or af t er J anuar y 1, 2013, shal l be unenf or ceabl e wi t hi n

27 t he bor der s of Washi ngt on i f t he l aw, r ul e, r egul at i on, or or der

28 at t empt s t o:

29 (a) Ban or rest r i ct ownershi p of a semi automat i c f i r earm or any

30 magazi ne of a f i r ear m; or

31 ( b) Requi re any f i rearm, magazi ne, or ot her f i rearm accessory t o be

32 r egi st er ed i n any manner .

33 NEWSECTI ON. Sec. 6. A f i r ear m manuf act ur ed or sol d i n Washi ngt on

34 under t hi s chapt er must have t he wor ds made i n Washi ngt on cl ear l y

35 st amped on a cent r al met al l i c par t , such as t he r ecei ver or f r ame.

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1 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 7. Any f eder al l aw, r ul e, or der , or ot her act

2 by the f eder al gover nment vi ol at i ng t he pr ovi s i ons of t hi s act i s

3 her eby decl ar ed t o be i nval i d i n t hi s state, i s not r ecogni zed by and

4 i s speci f i cal l y r ej ect ed by t hi s st at e, and i s consi der ed as nul l and

5 voi d and of no ef f ect i n t hi s s tat e.

6 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 8. I f any provi s i on of t hi s act or i t s7 appl i cat i on t o any per son or ci r cumstance i s hel d i nval i d, t he

8 r emai nder of t he act or t he appl i cat i on of t he pr ovi si on t o ot her

9 per sons or ci r cumst ances i s not af f ected.

10 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 9. Thi s act appl i es t o f i r ear ms, f i r ear ms

11 accessor i es, and ammuni t i on t hat ar e manuf act ur ed and r et ai ned i n

12 Washi ngt on af t er Oct ober 1, 2013.

13 NEWSECTI ON. Sec. 10. Sect i ons 1 t hr ough 9 of t hi s act const i t ut e

14 a new chapt er i n Ti t l e 19 RCW.

15 NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 11. ( 1) The l egi sl at ur e r ecogni zes t hat : ( a)

16 The Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on, amendment I I , guar ant ees t hat , "A

17 wel l - r egul at ed mi l i t i a bei ng necessar y t o t he secur i t y of a f r ee st at e,

18 t he r i ght of t he peopl e t o keep and bear ar ms, shal l not be i nf r i nged";

19 ( b) t he Washi ngt on stat e Const i t ut i on, art i cl e I , sect i on 24,

20 guar ant ees t hat , "The r i ght of t he i ndi vi dual ci t i zen t o bear ar ms i n21 def ense of hi msel f , or t he stat e, shal l not be i mpai r ed. . . "; ( c) t he

22 consti t ut i onal l y pr ot ect ed r i ght t o bear ar ms i s an i ndi vi dual r i ght

23 i nt ended t o ensur e t hat soci et y and l aw- abi di ng per sons r emai n

24 pr ot ect ed f r om cr i mi nal aggr essor s wi t hi n t hei r homes, nei ghbor hoods,

25 and communi t i es; ( d) l aw- abi di ng ci t i zens who ar e at t acked i n a pl ace

26 wher e t hey have a r i ght t o be have no dut y t o r et r eat and have t he

27 r i ght t o st and t hei r gr ound and meet f or ce wi t h def ensi ve f or ce,

28 i ncl udi ng deadl y f or ce i n cer t ai n ci r cumstances; ( e) l aw- abi di ng

29 per sons must be abl e t o pr ot ect t hemsel ves, t hei r f ami l i es, and ot her s

30 f r om cri mi nal i nt r uder s and at t acker s wi t hout f ear of pr osecut i on f or

31 act i ng i n t he l awf ul def ense of t hemsel ves, t hei r f ami l i es, and ot her s;

32 and ( f ) l aw- abi di ng ci t i zens shoul d not be r equi r ed t o sur r ender t hei r

33 const i t ut i onal r i ght t o bear ar ms and t her eby sur r ender t hei r per sonal

34 saf et y and wel l - bei ng to cri mi nal aggr essor s at any t i me, but

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1 especi al l y dur i ng a st at e of emer gency when l aw and or der i s at a much

2 hi gher r i sk of br eaki ng down, l aw enf or cement r esour ces ar e f r equent l y

3 st r apped, and cr i mi nal pr edat or s are much mor e f r ee t o pr ey on t hose

4 unabl e t o adequat el y pr ot ect t hemsel ves and t hei r f ami l i es.

5 ( 2) I t i s t he i nt ent of t he l egi sl at ur e t hat , dur i ng t he

6 cont i nuance of any pr ocl ai med st at e of emer gency, no per son who i s not

7 ot herwi se pr ohi bi t ed by l aw f rom t he possessi on, t r ansf er , sal e,8 t r anspor t , st or age, di spl ay, or use of f i r ear ms or ammuni t i on shal l be

9 pr ohi bi t ed or r est r i ct ed by ei t her t he gover nor or any gover nment al

10 ent i t y or pol i t i cal subdi vi s i on of t he stat e f r om t he ot her wi se l awf ul

11 possessi on, t ransf er , sal e, t ransport , s torage, di spl ay, or use of

12 f i r ear ms or ammuni t i on.

13 Sec. 12. RCW 43. 06. 220 and 2008 c 181 s 1 ar e each amended to r ead

14 as f ol l ows:

15 ( 1) The gover nor , af t er pr ocl ai mi ng a st at e of emer gency and pr i or

16 t o t er mi nat i ng such, may, i n t he ar ea descr i bed by t he pr ocl amat i on,

17 i ssue an order prohi bi t i ng:

18 ( a) Any person bei ng on t he publ i c s tr eet s , or i n t he publ i c parks,

19 or at any ot her publ i c pl ace dur i ng t he hour s decl ar ed by t he gover nor

20 t o be a per i od of cur f ew;

21 ( b) Any number of persons, as des i gnat ed by t he governor , f rom

22 assembl i ng or gat her i ng on t he publ i c st r eet s, par ks, or ot her open

23 areas of t hi s s tat e, ei t her publ i c or pr i vat e;24 ( c) The manuf act ure, t rans f er , use, possessi on, or t r anspor t at i on

25 of a mol ot ov cockt ai l or any ot her devi ce, i nst r ument , or obj ect

26 desi gned t o expl ode or pr oduce uncont ai ned combust i on;

27 ( d) The t ranspor t i ng, possessi ng, or us i ng of gasol i ne, kerosene,

28 or combust i bl e, f l ammabl e, or expl osi ve l i qui ds or mat er i al s i n a gl ass

29 or uncapped cont ai ner of any ki nd except i n connect i on wi t h t he nor mal

30 oper at i on of mot or vehi cl es, nor mal home use, or l egi t i mat e commer ci al

31 use;

32 ( e) ( ( The possessi on of f i r ear ms or any ot her deadl y weapon by a

33 person ( ot her t han a l aw enf or cement of f i cer ) i n a pl ace ot her t han

34 t hat person' s pl ace of res i dence or busi ness;

35 ( f ) ) ) The sal e, purchase, or di spens i ng of al cohol i c beverages ;

36 ( ( ( g) ) ) ( f ) The sal e, purchase, or di spens i ng of ot her commodi t i es

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1 or goods, as he or she r easonabl y bel i eves shoul d be pr ohi bi t ed t o hel p

2 pr eser ve and mai nt ai n l i f e, heal t h, pr oper t y, or t he publ i c peace;

3 ( ( (h) ) ) ( g) The use of cer t ai n st r eets , hi ghways, or publ i c ways by

4 t he publ i c; and

5 ( ( ( i ) ) ) ( h) Such other act i vi t i es as he or s he r easonabl y bel i eves

6 shoul d be pr ohi bi t ed t o hel p pr eser ve and mai nt ai n l i f e, heal t h,

7 propert y, or t he publ i c peace.8 ( 2) The gover nor af t er pr ocl ai mi ng a stat e of emer gency and pr i or

9 t o ter mi nat i ng such may, i n t he ar ea descr i bed by t he pr ocl amat i on,

10 i ssue an or der or or der s concer ni ng wai ver or suspensi on of st at ut or y

11 obl i gat i ons or l i mi t at i ons i n any or al l of t he f ol l owi ng areas as

12 f ur t her speci f i ed and l i mi t ed by chapt er 181, Laws of 2008:

13 ( a) Li abi l i t y f or par t i ci pat i on i n i nt er l ocal agr eement s ;

14 ( b) I nspect i on f ees owed t o t he depar t ment of l abor and i ndustr i es;

15 ( c) Appl i cat i on of t he f ami l y emergency assi s tance program;

16 (d) Regul at i ons, t ar i f f s, and not i ce r equi r ements under t he

17 j ur i sdi ct i on of t he ut i l i t i es and t r anspor t at i on commi ssi on;

18 ( e) Appl i cat i on of t ax due dat es and penal t i es r el at i ng t o

19 col l ect i on of t axes; and

20 ( f ) Per mi t s f or i ndust r i al , busi ness, or medi cal uses of al cohol .

21 ( 3) I n i mpos i ng t he restr i ct i ons provi ded f or by RCW43. 06. 010, and

22 43. 06. 200 t hr ough 43. 06. 270, t he gover nor may i mpose t hem f or such

23 t i mes, upon such condi t i ons, wi t h such except i ons, and i n such ar eas of

24 t hi s st at e he or she f r omt i me t o t i me deems necessar y.25 ( 4) Dur i ng t he cont i nuance of any stat e of emer gency, nei t her t he

26 gover nor nor any gover nment al ent i t y or pol i t i cal subdi vi si on of t he

27 st at e shal l i mpose any r est r i cti on on t he possessi on, t r ansf er , sal e,

28 t r anspor t , st or age, di spl ay, or use of f i r ear ms or ammuni t i on t hat i s

29 ot her wi se aut hor i zed or guar ant eed by l aw.

30 (5) Any person wi l l f ul l y vi ol at i ng any provi si on of an order i ssued

31 by t he gover nor under t hi s sect i on i s gui l t y of a gr oss mi sdemeanor .

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