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Washington becomes 10th state to enact semi-automatic rifle ban, law effective immediately

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The law blocks the sale, distribution, manufacture and importation of more than 50 gun models, including AR-15s, AK-47s and similar style rifles. The measure does not bar the possession of the weapons by people who already have them.

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  1. Fox2 Detroit

    Washington becomes 10th state to enact semi-automatic rifle ban, law effective immediately (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    The law blocks the sale, distribution, manufacture and importation of more than 50 gun models, including AR-15s, AK-47s and similar style rifles. The measure does not bar the possession of the weapons by people who already have them.

  2. Seattle Times

    WA bans sale of AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles, effective immediately (opens Seattle Times)

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    Washington has become the 10th state to ban the sale of AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles, but opponents have vowed to sue to overturn the law.

  3. The New Republic

    Washington State Bans AR-15 Sales: “No Reason Other Than Mass Murder” (opens The New Republic)

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    It becomes the tenth state in the country to ban the sale of assault weapons.

  4. New York Times

    Selling AR-15-Style Rifles Is Now Banned in 9 States (opens New York Times)

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    Washington State approved a slate of new gun control measures, joining several other states in prohibiting the sales of military-style semiautomatic rifles.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Washington becomes 10th state banning sale of certain semi-automatic rifles (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Tuesday, Washington became the tenth U.S. state to ban some semi-automatic rifles, including AR-15s, the weapon used in many mass killings, a state investigator in Alabama testified that a barrage of 89 bullets killed four young people at a birthday party this month and at least 17 …

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Washington state bans sale of AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles effective immediately (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Washington became the 10th state to prohibit sales of AR-15s and dozens of other semi-automatic rifles Tuesday, as Gov. Jay Inslee signed the ban into law,

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