Safety training I-1639 adds in new safety requirements for “semiautomatic assault rifles,” which it defines as any rifle that uses the energy of each shot to chamber the next round and which requires ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — New restrictions for buying a semi-automatic rifle in Washington state go into effect on Monday, July 1. Nearly 60 percent of Washington voters passed I-1639, an extensive gun reform ...

I am an attorney and former deputy prosecuting attorney. I am also a retired Army colonel and served in the Army Reserve for more than 30 years. I believe in the Second Amendment because I grew up in ...

The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office announced new Initiative 1639 training dates on Friday for the month of July, offering local gun owners several more opportunities to fulfill the new safety ...

Semi-automatic rifles fill a wall in October at a gun shop in Lynnwood. On Monday, much of Initiative 1639 will go into effect: People wanting to purchase semi-automatic assault rifles will have to ...

After reading the letter to the editor Oct. 18 about I-1639, I need to clarify some of the erroneous and factually inaccurate statements contained therein. RCW 9.41.090 does not require a concealed ...