Verified Firearm Specifications

WA1076 — minimum age possession - federal

Citation: 43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

WA1010 — purchase and sale

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.080

No person shall deliver a pistol to any person under the age of twenty-one or to one who he has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a crime of violence, or is a drug addict, an habitual drunkard, or of unsound mind.

WA1029 — erpo : ex parte expanded

Citation: Wash. Stat. § 7.105.100 (recodified eff. July 1, 2022 by Laws 2021, ch. 215, §170 from Rev. Code Wash. § 7.94.030(1))

There shall exist an action known as a petition for an extreme risk protection order. (1) A petition for an extreme risk protection order may be filed by (a) a family or household member of the respondent or (b) a law enforcement officer or agency. .....

WA1028 — dvro : expanded

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.040(2)(a)

(1)(a) A person, whether an adult or juvenile, is guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, if the person owns, has in his or her possession, or has in his or her control any firearm after having previously been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state or elsewhere of any serious offense as defined in this chapter.

WA1027 — mental health : committed to mh facility

Citation: RCWA 9.41.047

At the time a person is convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of an offense making the person ineligible to possess a firearm...the convicting or committing court shall notify the person, orally and in writing, that the person must immediately surrender any concealed pistol license and that the person may not possess a firearm.

WA1080 — not RAND violent misdemeanor

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code § 9.41.040 (1) (a) (D)

(1)(a) A person, whether an adult or juvenile, is guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, if the person owns, accesses, has in the person's custody, control, or possession, or receives any firearm after having previously been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state or elsewhere of any serious offense.

WA1025 — dvro

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.800(6)

(1) Any court when entering an order authorized under chapter 7.92 RCW, RCW 7.90.090, 9A.46.080, 10.14.080, 10.99.040, 10.99.045, 26.09.050, 26.09.060, 26.10.040, 26.10.115, * 26.26.130, 26.50.060, 26.50.070, or * 26.26.590 shall, upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence, that a party has: Used, displayed, or threatened to use a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a felony, or previously committed any...

WA1026 — mental health : committed to mh facility

Citation: RCWA 9.41.047

At the time a person...is committed by court order under RCW 71.05.240, 71.05.320, 71.34.740, 71.34.750, or chapter 10.77 RCW for mental health treatment, the convicting or committing court shall notify the person, orally and in writing, that the person must immediately surrender any concealed pistol license and that the person may not possess a firearm

WA1078 — mental health : adjudicated as mentally incompetent//incapacitated/disabled

Citation: Wash. Stat. § 9.41.040 (1) (2a)

(1)(a) A person, whether an adult or juvenile, is guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, if the person owns, accesses, has in the person's custody, control, or possession, or receives any firearm after having previously been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state or elsewhere of any serious offense.

WA1079 — dvro ex parte : expanded

Citation: RCW 9.41.800

(1) Any court when entering an order authorized under chapter 7.105 RCW, RCW 9A.46.080, 10.99.040, 10.99.045, 26.09.050, 26.09.060, 26.26B.020, or 26.26A.470 shall, upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence, that a party has: Used, displayed, or threatened to use a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a felony, or is ineligible to possess a firearm under the provisions of RCW 9.41.040: (a) Require that the...

WA1077 — mental health : adjudicated as mentally incompetent//incapacitated/disabled

Citation: Wash. Stat. § 9.41.040 (1) (2a)

(1)(a) A person, whether an adult or juvenile, is guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of a short firearm or pistol in the first degree, if the person owns, accesses, has in the person's custody, control, or possession, or receives any firearm after having previously been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity in this state or elsewhere of any serious offense.

WA1038 — required

Citation: West's RCWA 9.41.110 (9), 9.41.113(3)

9.41.110. A true record in triplicate shall be made of every pistol sold, in a book kept for the purpose, the form of which may be prescribed by the director of licensing and shall be personally signed by the purchaser and by the person effecting the sale, each in the presence of the other, and shall contain the date of sale, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number of the weapon, the name, address,...

WA1084 — lost and stolen firearms

Citation: WA ST 9.41.368

(1) An owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm who suffers the loss or theft of the firearm shall report the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency where the loss or theft occurred within 24 hours after the person first discovered the loss or theft unless the delay is for good cause shown.

WA1081 — to purchase

Citation: Wash. Stat. § 9.41.090

(1) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, no dealer may deliver a firearm to the purchaser thereof until: (a) The purchaser provides proof of completion of a recognized firearm safety training program within the last five years that complies with the requirements in section 2 of this act, or proof that the purchaser is exempt from the training requirement; (b) The dealer is notified by the...

WA1042 — to purchase : assault rifles

Citation: Wash. Stat. § 9.41.090

In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, no dealer may deliver a semiautomatic assault rifle to the purchaser thereof until: (a) The purchaser provides proof that he or she has completed a recognized firearm safety training program within the last five years that, at a minimum, includes instruction on: (i) Basic firearms safety rules; (ii) Firearms and children, including secure gun storage and talking...

WA1082 — prohibited

Citation: WA ST 9.41.326

(1) No person may manufacture, cause to be manufactured, assemble, or cause to be assembled an untraceable firearm. (2) After March 10, 2023, no person may knowingly or recklessly possess, transport, or receive an untraceable firearm, unless the party possessing, transporting, or receiving the untraceable firearm is a law enforcement agency or a federal firearms importer, federal firearms manufacturer, or federal...

WA1061 — prohibited

Citation: Rev. Code Wash. § 9.41.010; 2019 WA H.B. 1739 Sec. 4. RCW 9.41.220

Rev. Code Wash. § 9.41.010: (35) "Untraceable firearm" means any firearm manufactured after July 1, 2019, that is not an antique firearm and that cannot be traced by law enforcement by means of a serial number affixed to the firearm by a federally licensed manufacturer or importer. 2019 WA H.B. 1739: Sec. 4.

WA1062 — prohibited

Citation: Rev. Code Wash. § 9.41.325(1)

RCW 9.41.325 Undetectable or untraceable firearms-Penalties. (1) No person may knowingly or recklessly allow, facilitate, aid, or abet the manufacture or assembly of an undetectable firearm or untraceable firearm by a person who: (a) Is ineligible under state or federal law to possess a firearm; or (b) has signed a valid voluntary waiver of firearm rights that has not been revoked under RCW 9.41.350.

WA1063 — prohibited

Citation: Rev. Code Wash. § 9.41.190

Section 9.41.190. Unlawful firearms - Exceptions. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to: (a) Manufacture, own, buy, sell, loan, furnish, transport, or have in possession or under control, any machine gun, bump-fire stock, undetectable firearm, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle; (b) Manufacture, own, buy, sell, loan, furnish, transport, or have in possession...

WA1085 — general

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.092

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensed dealer may not deliver any firearm to a purchaser or transferee until: (1) The results of all required background checks are known and the purchaser or transferee (a) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm under federal or state law and (b) does not have a voluntary waiver of firearm rights currently in effect; and (2) Ten business days have...

WA1017 — general

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.090(1)-(2) (1991)

(1) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, no commercial seller shall deliver a pistol to the purchaser thereof until: … (c) Five consecutive days including Saturday, Sunday and holidays have elapsed from the time of receipt of the application for the purchase thereof as provided herein by the chief of police or sheriff designated in subsection (4) of this section, and, when delivered, said pistol...

WA1016 — general

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.090

In addition to the other requirements of RCW sections 9.41.010 through 9.41.150 as now or hereinafter amended, no seller shall deliver a pistol to the purchaser thereof until seventy-two hours shall have elapsed from the time of the application for the purchase thereof as provided herein, and, when delivered, said pistol shall be securely wrapped and shall be unloaded.

WV1036 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

WV1035 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

WV1005 — shall issue (permit not required)

Citation: W. Va. Code § 61-7-3

§ 61-7-3. Carrying a deadly weapon without provisional license or other authorization by persons under twenty-one years of age; penalties.

WV1004 — shall issue

Citation: W. Va. Code § 61-7-4(f)

The sheriff shall issue a license unless he or she determines that the application is incomplete, that it contains statements that are materially false or incorrect or that applicant otherwise does not meet the requirements set forth in this section.

WV1003 — may issue

Citation: W. Va. Code §§ 6043, 6044 (1961)

§ 6043. Carrying Dangerous or Deadly Weapon without License; Second Offense a Felony; Penalties. lf any person, without a state license therefore, carry about his person any revolver or other pistol, dirk, bowie knife.

WV1007 — stand your ground

Citation: W. Va. Code § 55-7-22

(b) A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence does not have a duty to retreat from an intruder or attacker in the circumstances described in subsection (a) of this section.

WV1006 — traditional

Common law castle doctrine. Common law castle doctrine was solidified in the United States throughout the 19th century. “By the beginning of the twentieth century it was well accepted in the United States that a man attacked in his own home had no duty to retreat before using deadly force, so long as he reasonably believed it necessary to save his own life.” Indeed, by the 1920s, sources note that the castle...

WV1046 — required

Citation: W. Va. Code, § 48-27-1002(e)

Whenever any person is arrested pursuant to the provisions of this article or for a violation of an order issued pursuant to section five hundred nine or subsections (b) and (c), of section six hundred eight, article five of this chapter the arresting officer, subject to the requirements of the Constitutions of this state and of the United States: (1) Shall seize all weapons that are alleged to have been involved or...

WV1052 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103

SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

WV1057 — assault weapons ban - Federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110102

This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act”. SEC. 110102. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

WV1053 — straw purchase - buyer liability

Citation: W. Va. Code § 61-7-10(f)

(f) Any person who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the United States is guilty of a felony.

WV1049 — comprehensive

Citation: W. Va. Code, § 8-12-5a(a)

Except as provided by the provisions of this section and the provisions of section five of this article, neither a municipality nor the governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance or otherwise, limit the right of any person to purchase, possess, transfer, own, carry, transport, sell or store any revolver, pistol, rifle or shotgun or any ammunition or ammunition components to be used therewith nor to so...

WV1054 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

WV1055 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 42 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)

(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.