Washington may be something of an outlier. It has traditionally been gun friendly (one of the eight states that was shall issue in the 80's) but has had an increasing push for bad gun policy, largely starting with I1639 (created a state registry, added waiting periods, and some other stuff) in ~2018 and which has been expanded several times since, including dissuading policies on handguns and modern rifles, and even waiting periods and taxes on all receivers (not yet in effect). We've had to fight magazine and modern firearm bans every year for the last several years. Even this year, an election year, the magazine and modern firearm bans have been proposed again. So WA is a weird example of a state that's been heading in the wrong direction, but very, very slowly and without the big-headline bad policies... yet.
Most efforts are primarily in those areas John mentioned and to slowly chip away at our state preemption law -- which is nearly 40 years old now. They have succeeded in adding a few more places as no-carry (open and/or concealed) and there is more legislation that is on the verge of passing again this year.
Washington may be something of an outlier. It has traditionally been gun friendly (one of the eight states that was shall issue in the 80's) but has had an increasing push for bad gun policy, largely starting with I1639 (created a state registry, added waiting periods, and some other stuff) in ~2018 and which has been expanded several times since, including dissuading policies on handguns and modern rifles, and even waiting periods and taxes on all receivers (not yet in effect). We've had to fight magazine and modern firearm bans every year for the last several years. Even this year, an election year, the magazine and modern firearm bans have been proposed again. So WA is a weird example of a state that's been heading in the wrong direction, but very, very slowly and without the big-headline bad policies... yet.
Yes, hard to fit Washington to any one pattern. Have there been any pushes to try to roll back shall-issue, or is that a settled issue there?
Most efforts are primarily in those areas John mentioned and to slowly chip away at our state preemption law -- which is nearly 40 years old now. They have succeeded in adding a few more places as no-carry (open and/or concealed) and there is more legislation that is on the verge of passing again this year.
The trajectory of the magazine bill isn't looking the way we'd like either.
You didn't mention Ohio dropping CCW training and permit required to conceal carry
Good call. The state legislature passed it in December, but looks like the governor has been sitting on it since then. Tbd which way he goes on it.