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Inslee signs weapons ban, gun-rights groups head to court

Plus an easier route to tax money or the arts, a new minority leader and a lawsuit over "legislative privilege."

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Apr 26, 2023
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When Democrats took their gun control shots this session, it was a foregone conclusion they would draw fire from the Second Amendment crowd. 

The first shot across the bow came on Tuesday in the form of a lawsuit from a pair of gun rights nonprofits—The Firearms Policy Coalition and the Second Amendment Foundation. The target: House Bill 1240 from Rep. S…

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