Lawsuit filed over Washington’s ban on sales of high-capacity magazines

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The identical day as a lawsuit was filed over Washington’s ban on gross sales of high-capacity magazines, Kristin Purvis stood together with her son on a nook in Auburn and used a megaphone to get her message out about gun violence. 

“After the mass capturing that occurred in Texas, I simply couldn’t even imagine that it was nonetheless taking place, and we needed to stand up and say no extra,” stated Kristin Purvis.   

Throughout a Nationwide Gun Violence Consciousness occasion on Friday, the Alliance for Gun Accountability stated knowledge reveals there’s a mean of greater than 120 gun deaths per day in the US. 

There have been 877 firearm associated deaths within the state in 2021, in line with the Washington State Division of Well being.

This 12 months, the state handed a regulation banning the sale of high-capacity magazines. It goes into impact on July 1.

On Friday, Bellevue-based Second Modification Basis filed a federal lawsuit towards Legal professional Basic Bob Ferguson and different officers difficult the state ban.

“What our concern right here is, is that by denying folks {a magazine} that can maintain greater than ten rounds for his or her standardly issued firearms, it actually impedes their probabilities of self-defense, and it violates the Second Modification and the Fourteenth Modification as nicely,” stated Alan Gottlieb, founding father of the Second Modification Basis.

Legal professional Basic Bob Ferguson stated he’s assured his workplace will prevail in court docket.

“We’re accustomed to seeing the Second Modification Basis in court docket, and we’re accustomed to defeating them and we plan on doing that once more,” stated Ferguson. 

Ferguson added that a whole lot of thought and care went into drafting the laws and courts across the nation have upheld related bans. 

Again in Auburn, Purvis was among the many many collaborating in demonstrations to lift consciousness about gun violence. 

“We’re not attempting to take anybody’s weapons away. I’m a gun proprietor. I’m a accountable gun proprietor. Mine is locked up at house,” stated Purvis. “If you’re a accountable gun proprietor I’m not speaking to you. I’m speaking to the people who find themselves irresponsible who carry on making these choices again and again, and I’m asking our leaders to stand up and do one thing about it.”