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.
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.
You didn't mention Ohio dropping CCW training and permit required to conceal carry