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Since the new semi-auto rifle rules for Washington has taken effect has anybody bought a new AR. If so what hoops have you had to go through. Like wait time or where you had to go to take possession of it. The rules are extremely vague as to how they work so I am curious if anybody has done it yet.

I was also advised that you can not buy an out of state AR with a Washington State ID. Alot a gray right now.

You can still buy an out of state AR as long as it it shipped to your FFL. You have to take a training course to buy any semi auto rifle ( yes even a 10-22 ) You can take the course here, takes 5 minutes and is free. https://sporting-systems.com/free-1639-training/
There is also a 10 day waiting period and an added fee ( 18,25 $ ).

Thanks, Already took the above course. talked to both of my FFL's this weekend and both stated that the rules are very gray as to how to interpret the new law. They have both reached out to Olympia and received several different answers. that is why I was asking if anybody had actually bought an AR yet. My question that started the discussion was ordering a lower and registering it as a pistol lower would I have to wait the 10 days with a CCL. Even Olympia could answer the question, they were going to look into it.

It is a CPL, not CCL, and no longer makes a difference, also o lower would be sold as "other, not pistol or rifle" and yes this is a grey area, it appears as though I 1639 did not take into account lowers so as it stands there are no new rules for lowers. Don't you just love it when people that know nothing about firearms make new laws on firearms. By the way, there is now a waiting period even if buying a pistol and you have a CPL.

Sounds like a goat phuque

My oldtimers is kicking in. You are correct in the concealed is a CPL now and registration is checked as an other. Got to start paying attention. And yes, it is a circus trying to figure out the new law, do to the fact even Olympia does not know how to interpret the law. Interesting, that was not mentioned in my conversation about a handgun waiting period with a CPL. I do know that there is a new, new form out for registration of handgun/Semi-auto guns in Washington now.

Sounds like socialist communism to me.

One of the many reasons I left the state. Took a real dump in the 10 years I was there, and was getting ready for a bigger dump...

According to my LGS, AR pistols are still treated as pistols and not as an assault / semi-auto rifles for purposes of 1639 - therefore no training course required. These guys specialize in "tactical" arms, so they felt pretty confident in their position. However, the 10 day wait applies - like any other handgun. As mentioned, no more CPL exemption on the wait. I have a WA CPL and I had 3 Para Ordnance .45's that I left in Commiefornia sent up to WA via Ship My Gun. They arrived at my LGS just under the wire on June 28 and I walked out with them the same day. Those days are over!

That's demeaning to goats.

Wa has registered hand guns for many years now, they just never called it registration But they send a copy of the serial number, make, your name and address to Wa Department of Licensing to be entered into the data base, they have done this for a long time the only difference with I-1639 is now they do it with semi auto rifles, that is new.

Yes, I use to have an FL. They just issued a new form that includes semi-autos on the same form as handguns. Had to down load it for one of my FL's that was having trouble finding it.

I figure it'll take about 10 years before y'all up there can't by ammo online anymore, just like us in Cali now. Well, we can buy it, but have to have it shipped to a FFL and pass a background check.

10 years I say, before that type of law migrates through OR into WA. Or it might just go by ocean and bypass OR for a few more years.

Me, I'm hoping our court cases set some precedent and you folks won't even have to deal with it. Already had one judge determine our magazine ban is unconstitutional. Let's hope higher courts uphold his decision.

Good luck to all you Washingtonians.

Geno

Read the Revised Code of Washington 9.41-097. Then go to your LGS and read the application to purchase a handgun or semi auto rifle. Waiting periods and safety classes are no more than minor irritants compared to this part of the law.

Wonder if I can head over to Republic and avoid it altogether.

i1639 is a hot mess. Scary part is the margin by which it passed.

Hopefully will be tossed shortly.

I do read somewhere you have to sign away your medical privacy (HIPAA) rights for life, and once a year they go through your medical records to check if you are still "eligible" to own guns. Might want to check on that.

What are you still doing there, man??!?? And no, it won't be tossed until there is a SCOTUS ruling- you know this as well as I do. The SC of WA ain't doing anything but upholding this. It's an initiative passed by the voters per state law. Who cares if it infringes on the 2nd amendment to the WA constitution?

Supposedly, this was already in the forms required to buy a pistol. In all my years in WA, I never signed a form that allowed this, unless it may be part of the CPL application. I cannot find one of those on line to check. I would really think that this is very unconstitutional, allowing just anyone to browse your medical records, although, after having dealt with the application of HIPPA when my mother-in-law's ID was stolen, and the thief used her medical records to get personal information on her. Feds said it was only for businesses, not personal.