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| Source: November 6, 2018 General Election Results, Washington State Secretary of State, archived from the original on January 12, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
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Initiative 1639 was a Washington state ballot initiative concerning firearms regulation that was passed into law on November 6, 2018. The initiative altered the gun laws in Washington by defining the term "semiautomatic assault rifle" to include all semiautomatic rifles,[1][2] raising the minimum age for purchasing semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21. It also imposes a 10-day waiting period before being allowed to claim a rifle from a firearms dealer, and expanded background checks to include medical records requiring a waiver of HIPAA rights.[3]
- ^ Murphy, Paul P. (2 January 2019). "It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy a semi-automatic rifle in Washington state". CNN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Washington state voters approved new gun regulations in I-1639. Here's what the law will do". The Seattle Times. 2018-11-08. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "RCW 9.41.094: Waiver of confidentiality". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023.