Just received this announcement from Alliance to stop gun violence: "What a week! First, the Washington Senate passed SB 5078 to restrict high-capacity magazines! Then, late last night the Washington House passed HB 1705 to close the ghost guns loophole. We are at the halfway point of this short, legislative session and this is just the momentum we need to carry these priority policies across the finish line."

"Ghost guns are DIY firearms, assembled at home from readily accessible parts that can be bought with no background check. In 2019, Washington lawmakers passed a bill to prohibit undetectable firearms. But current law does not address homemade, unserialized guns, leaving a deadly loophole in our background check system."

That's been in all the news here lately. I support a couple of gun restriction groups and one, The Alliance for gun responsibility, have touted this a a sign we have had enough carnage. Also mentioned was the crashing membership and rising litigation costs for the NRA. They are spending more time crawling of the hole they are in and not able to push their murderous crap.

Firstly I'll say I like guns, I used to own guns (muskets). However, why should an individual in a modern country/nation state need to have at hand a modern assault rifle?
These are weapons designed to kill people and if capable of automatic fire, can dump around ten rounds every second. This could be seen as a supportive argument for larger magazine capacity, but the point is civilian use. Do you need to mow down a duck with a firestorm of 5.56mm full metal jacket ball ammunition? No is the answer.
Now, if like Switzerland the USA had a 'Well Regulated Militia' for defence of their State, then fine. Let them be able to own and use Assault Weapons. Out with this, perhaps large magazine weapons must have their magazine held at a range, or else a Federal license required for the ownership of magazines.
The background problewm lays with America's Second Amendment where the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. Limit this to muskets, rifle-muskets and shotguns with a maximum magazine capacity.

We have never allowed automatics in the UK and even revolvers and semi-automatics are virtually banded, while the law requires that guns must be licensed and kept at all times in locked safes, (which have to be examined and approved by the police, ) when the guns are not openly in hand. That to continue to hold a license you must prove a genuine use, like hunting, be at least eighteen and buy ammunition regularly to prove that you are still active. And guess what ? We have very healthy hunting and marksmanship subcultures.

I can hear my gun lovin' neighbor now, she completely loathes the Dems in the state, especially the governor.

I think they should ban every auto loading weapon, only have revolvers and bolt action rifles.

Sometimes I am so sad that I ever left Washington State.

Around here, those 30 round clips do wonders for keeping the deer safe. There's a hunting club that leases the land up the mountain behind me. Every year those weekend warriors from the city come up to hunt. They break out the assault rifles with the big clips on Friday night, and by Saturday morning sun up, there's not a deer within five miles

The GREAT state of Washington

I maintain if you want to own a gun, it can only be single shot muzzle loader since that was the gun type when the second amendment was established.