Olympia's gun control plans

Today, January 13^th, the Washington Legislature convened for the 2025 session. Multiple gun control bills were pre-filed for the session, including Senate Bill 5098, a "gun-free zone" bill, which has a committee hearing tomorrow morning.

Other anti-gun bills to keep an eye on this session are:

1. HB 1163 & SB 5140 are companion bills for a permit to purchase scheme, enhancing requirements relating to purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms.
2. HB 1132 creates arbitrary waiting periods for firearms and ammunition.
3. HB 1152 implements storage requirements in vehicles and residences.
   
4. SB 5099 implements additional FFL requirements – a piggy-back on last year's "FFL killer" bill, that includes requirements for steel bars, lighting, insurance requirements and tests for employees (that has yet to be developed), and insurance mandates for businesses.