7-5-2018
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A state Supreme Court commissioner has rejected an attempt by gun-rights supporters to keep a gun initiative off the November ballot.
Backers of Initiative 1639 say they’ve gathered enough signatures to put the measure to voters and plan to turn those signatures in Friday.
The Seattle Times reports that I-1639 would make several changes, including raising the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21 and requiring enhanced background checks, training and waiting periods.
The Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation and other parties sought to invalidate the signatures, claiming changes in law weren’t clearly marked on the petition.