WASHINGTON – After the deadliest shooting in modern American history at a concert in Las Vegas in 2017, the Trump Administration banned bump stocks, the weapon technology that allowed the shooter to target victims so quickly. The US Supreme Court ruled that ban unconstitutional Friday.
A similar gun safety measure banning high-capacity magazines in Washington is currently being contested in state court. Governor Jay Inslee (D) said that the regulation remains on the books despite Friday’s US Supreme Court ruling.
“Today’s Supreme Court ruling doesn’t change WA’s ban on bump stocks. WA has taken bold action to minimize the threat of mass shootings, affirming we don’t condone weapons with the sole purpose of killing as many people as possible, as quickly as possible,” Inslee said.
Inslee also said that Washington will continue to pursue firearm safety legislation despite an increasingly anti-regulation legal climate at the national Supreme Court.
“Washington’s Legislature and voters have made clear time and again that we will continue moving …