One of Washington state's new gun laws is already facing a court challenge.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee shakes the hands of Jim and Ann-Marie Parsons, in blue, whose daughter Carrie was killed in the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, after Inslee signed Senate Bill 5078, which ensures that firearms manufacturers and sellers will face liability if they fail to adopt and implement reasonable controls to prevent sales to dangerous individuals, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre praised state officials for passing the ban on selling specific semi-automatic weapons. 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.
Inslee and 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 U.S. is settingfor mass killings this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. All of this year's mass killings have involved firearms.
The bill concerning lawsuits against gun manufacturers and sellers requires them to exercise reasonable controls in making, selling and marketing weapons, including steps to keep guns from being sold to people known to be dangerous or to straw buyers who might buy weapons on someone else's behalf. It allows the attorney general or private parties, such as the family members of victims, to sue over violations or damages.
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