![]() ![]() The US is setting a record pace for mass killings this year, all of which have involved firearms, according to a database maintained by the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. Inslee and the state attorney general, Bob Ferguson, both Democrats, pushed for the Democratic-controlled Washington legislature to pass the ban on many semi-automatic weapons this session after years of failed attempts. “The state of Washington has criminalized one of the most common and important means by which its citizens can exercise their fundamental right to self-defense,” the plaintiffs said. ![]() The groups sued in US district court in Tacoma on Tuesday, saying the law violates the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The ban on some semi-automatic weapon sales drew a quick legal challenge from the Second Amendment Foundation, based in Bellevue, Washington and the Firearms Policy Coalition, based in Sacramento, California. President Joe Biden “commends the leadership of Washington Governor Jay Inslee and legislative leaders as well as the advocates, survivors and elected officials who fought for years to make today a reality”, she said. The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, praised Washington state officials for passing the ban on selling specific semi-automatic weapons. “Inaction against gun violence is unacceptable.” “Just because they don’t solve all the problems does not mean the state of Washington does not take action,” Inslee said. A crowd of gun-control activists and Democratic lawmakers broke into cheers as he signed the measures, which he said would not solve all gun violence but would save lives. ![]()
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