King County Council examining ways to get guns out of hands of 'potentially violent' people FOX13
On Tuesday, King County Council members introduced a proposal that would create a year-round, voluntary gun and ammunition return program within the Sheriff's Office.
However, one of the biggest blocks the council members have faced in trying to pass local gun safety protections are state lawmakers who have refused to change the state’s very broad preemption laws. It takes an act of Congress to pass federal gun legislation, but states do have the ability to restrict access to guns in certain situations. State law prevents local county and city lawmakers from doing the same for their jurisdictions.
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