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So, they have decided to limit a free and innocent citizen's choices,
and, even when the killings continue, they will never admit it did no good.
Because to them, it feels so good and righteous!

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'None of these laws will stop any crime': Washington firearms trainer
blasts sweeping semiautomatic rifle ban
Washington lawmakers passed a bill banning the sale, manufacture and
import of 'assault weapons'
Hannah Ray LambertBy Hannah Ray Lambert | Fox News

Firearms trainer blasts Washington ‘assault weapon’ ban
A firearms instructor says Washington's forthcoming ban on many
semiautomatic rifles won't put a dent in crime, but will hurt
competitive shooters and other gun owners.

A firearms instructor condemned Washington lawmakers for voting to ban
the sale, manufacture and import of a wide array of guns in the state.

"Both sides, I think, want the same thing," Jane Milhans, a Washington
State Rifle and Pistol Association board member, told Fox News. "We both
want to stop crime. We don't like seeing people killed. But they're
targeting the wrong people."

Colt M4 Carbine and AR-15 style rifles are displayed during the National
Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas on May 28,
2022. Both rifle variants will be illegal to sell or bring into
Washington under legislation passed by the state House and Senate.
Colt M4 Carbine and AR-15 style rifles are displayed during the National
Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas on May 28,
2022. Both rifle variants will be illegal to sell or bring into
Washington under legislation passed by the state House and Senate.
(PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

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House Bill 1240 bans so-called "assault weapons" — primarily
semiautomatic rifles — with exceptions for law enforcement and the
military. The bill passed the Senate Saturday and will return to the
House for a second vote because it was amended. The bill will take
effect immediately upon Gov. Jay Inslee's signature.

Washington will become the tenth state to adopt a ban on such weapons.

"Assault weapons are civilian versions of weapons created for the
military and are designed to kill humans quickly and efficiently," the
bill states.

It bans more than 60 specific firearms, most of them semiautomatic long
guns such as AR-15s and AK-47s. Semiautomatic pistols and shotguns with
certain features outlined in the bill may also be banned, but the
specific guns are not listed.

"The bill takes away the personal protection option that may work the
best for some people," Milhans said.

One of her students, a woman in her 70s, recently bought her first rifle
for home defense. "I feel for people like her, that her option is also
taken away," Milhans said.

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Milhans said most crimes are committed with pistols, not rifles, and
that guns used in crime are often gained illegally to begin with.

"Black market, drug deals, theft, straw purchases," Milhans said. "So
these bills will not stop that because none of those illegal firearm
owners get background checks, go through safety training or do any of that."

About 25% of mass shooters used "assault weapons" to commit their
crimes, according to The Violence Project, a database supported by the
National Institute of Justice. The project chronicles mass shootings in
which four or more victims were murdered with firearms in a public location.

Washington has had eight such shootings since 1966, according to The
Violence Project, the majority of which involved handguns.

But semiautomatic rifles have been used in other murders in the state,
including the 2016 shooting at a Mukilteo house party, which spurred
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to advocate for an "assault
weapon" ban.

"The devastation of mass shootings extends far beyond the casualties and
injuries," Ferguson said in a statement after HB 1240's Senate passage.
"Mass shootings traumatize entire communities. We must stop selling
these weapons of war in Washington."

People who already own semiautomatic rifles will be able to keep them
when the law takes effect. But the bill also bans conversion kits and
parts that can be used to assemble an "assault weapon," which Milhans
said will make it impossible for competitive shooters to repair their
firearms.

Recent polling suggests Washington residents overwhelming support a ban
on "assault weapons."
Recent polling suggests Washington residents overwhelming support a ban
on "assault weapons." (Ramiro Vargas/Fox News Digital)

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"There's just a lot of misinformation," Milhans said of the gun control
debate. "People have the assumption that these rifles are military
rifles and they just aren't."

Milhans advocated for increased gun safety training, particularly in
schools, and procedures to make soft targets safer.

"Because none of these laws will stop any crime," she said.

Ramiro Vargas contributed to the accompanying video.

Hannah Ray Lambert is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital
Originals.

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rdlouks
13 April, 2023

It has NOTHING to do with the Guns or saving lives and everything to do
with Control and an attempt to bankrupt firearms manufacturers. As the
AR platform rifles are the most popular sporting rifle in the United
States it is also the most profitable for manufacturers. Take them away
and profits dry...

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davecarn
13 April, 2023

The one thing that stands in the way of their socialist/communist
takeover is the fact that too many of us are well-armed. The framers of
our constitution gave us the right to bear arms -- not for hunting, not
for self-protection, but so that we can overthrow a tyrannical
government should one take...

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keelingtime618
13 April, 2023

The best thing that would happen for government, is that the gun
manufacturers hired the VP from Anhauser -B to market their products.

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ptmcdonald
13 April, 2023

Some people think weapons of war have no place in civil society. Sadly
for that position, the US constitution makes no such distinction. The
framers knew exactly what they were saying when they said it. At the
time that the 2nd amendment was adopted, private citizens could (and
did) own every si...

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jinkies914
13 April, 2023

The government doesn't want us to know our rights or exercise them. How
do we change that? How do we get the power back?

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