Guns for sale are displayed at Maxon Shooter’s Supplies in Des Plaines, Ill., Tuesday, June 25, 2024. A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. John Carney signed a "permit to purchase" handgun bill into law Thursday afternoon, which advocates of the legislation say ...

Over the last 10 years, Washington state, through legislative action and citizen initiative, has adopted some of the nation’s strictest firearm safety laws. Among those are restrictions on ...

OLYMPIA – Legislation requiring residents to obtain a permit before purchasing a firearm has cleared another hurdle after the Washington Senate backed the proposal ...

OLYMPIA — A proposal to require a permit and the completion of a safety course to purchase firearms in Washington state cleared the House chamber and now heads to the Senate. House Bill 1163, ...

A new state permit requirement for gun buyers is poised to become law, as the Washington House sent the legislation to the governor’s desk late Tuesday. House Bill 1163 would require gun buyers to ...