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Washington Attorney General Reports

Decided October 13, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Bob Morton State Senator, 7th District P.O. Box 40407 Olympia, WA 98504-0407 Honorable Kevin Van De Wege State Representative, 24th District P.O. Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600

Dear Senator Morton and Representative Van De Wege:

By letter previously acknowledged, you have asked the following paraphrased question:

Does a city in Washington have the authority to enact a local law thatprohibits possession of firearms on city property or in city-ownedfacilities?

BRIEF ANSWER

The answer to your question is no. RCW 9.41.290 "fully occupies and preempts the entire field of firearms…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. JacobsWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  2. In RE OLSEN v. DelmoreWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  3. In Re the Marriage of KovacsWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Cherry v. Municipality of Metropolitan SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. ChapmanWashington Supreme Court · 2000

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