10-22-2018
SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association against Seattle’s new gun-storage law.
The Seattle Times reports the King County Superior Court Judge tossed the lawsuit on technical grounds after the city contended the plaintiffs lacked standing and that the law hadn’t taken effect yet.
The law set to take effect in January says a gun owner can be fined up to $500 if a firearm isn’t locked up, up to $1,000 if a minor, “at-risk person” or unauthorized user get a hold of the weapon and up to $10,000 if someone uses it to hurt someone or commit a crime.