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                          HOUSE BILL 2148

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Campbell, Conway, Cooke, R. Johnson, Chappell, Veloria, Ballasiotes, Schoesler, Padden, Mastin, Wineberry, Tate, Talcott, Wood, Chandler, Heavey, Karahalios, Forner, Brough, Kremen, Dyer, Johanson, Lisk, Holm, Basich, Sehlin, Thomas, Foreman, Fuhrman, Patterson and Casada

Prefiled 12/28/93.  Read first time 01/10/94.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Prohibiting the delivery of pistols to certain persons not eligible to own or possess pistols.

    AN ACT Relating to delivery of pistols; amending RCW 9.41.080; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 9.41.080 and 1935 c 172 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

Except as permitted under RCW 9.41.240, no person ((shall)) may deliver a pistol to any person ((under the age of twenty-one or to one)) who he or she has reasonable cause to believe ((has been convicted of a crime of violence, or is a drug addict, an habitual drunkard, or of unsound mind)) is:  (1) Under the age of twenty-one; (2) under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug; or (3) ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to own or possess a pistol.  Any person violating this section is guilty of a class C felony, punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

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