Washington
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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.
Effective:
1994-07-01
Washington
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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...
Effective:
1994-07-01
Washington
prohibited possessor
handgun Restrictive
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.
Effective:
1992-06-11
Washington
registration
handgun Restrictive
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,...
Effective:
2014-12-04 Superseded:
2024-01-01
Washington
required reporting of lost or stolen firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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.
Effective:
2024-06-06
Washington
safety training required
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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...
Effective:
2024-01-01
Washington
safety training required
long gun Restrictive
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...
Effective:
2019-07-01 Superseded:
2024-01-01
Washington
untraceable firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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...
Effective:
2022-07-01
Washington
untraceable firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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.
Effective:
2019-07-01
Washington
untraceable firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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.
Effective:
2019-07-01
Washington
untraceable firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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...
Effective:
2019-07-01
Washington
waiting period
handgun and long gun Restrictive
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...
Effective:
2024-01-01
Washington
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
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...
Effective:
1983-05-17 Superseded:
2014-12-04
Washington
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
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.
Effective:
1969-08-11 Superseded:
1983-05-17