On page 1, after line 17, insert the following:

"The legislature recognizes that rates of suicide have been growing in the United States as well as in the state of Washington. Seventy-nine percent of all firearm deaths in Washington state are suicides. More people die of suicide by firearm than by all other means combined."

On page 1, line 19, after "firearm" insert "safety and"

On page 2, line 9, after "violence" insert "and enhance firearm safety"

On page 2, line 14, after "firearm" insert "safety and"

On page 2, line 16, after "firearm" insert "safety and"

On page 3, line 14, after "violence" insert "including suicides"

SSB 6288 - S AMD 1048

By Senator Dhingra

PULLED 02/17/2020

EFFECT: (1) Adds firearm safety to duties of the office.

(2) Adds suicide prevention to the purpose of the grant program.

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