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Washington Legislature fails to pass bill to let State Patrol destroy guns
The Washington Legislature ended its latest session without passing a bill that would allow the State Patrol to destroy firearms confiscated during criminal investigations, instead of trading them with a firearms dealer, who would sell them to the public.
They not only sell handguns and hunting rifles, but also assault weapons.
House Bill 1483 sought to give the agency the option to destroy them instead, but it never received a vote on the House floor.
The agency has feared that one of its sold guns would be used in a new crime, and an Associated Press investigation found that has happened more than once.
Read more: https://www.nbc.com/days-of-our-lives/video/tuesday-march-13-2018/3681054