I-594 is an initiative approved by the voters on November 4, 2014, concerning criminal safety and background checks for gun sales and transfers. Most of I-594's requirements are codified in state law at RCW 9.41.
Section 1 of the initiative recognizes that felons, persons convicted of domestic violence crimes, and persons dangerously mentally ill (as determined by a court) should not be able to possess guns. The intent of the initiative was to strengthen criminal and public safety background check requi ...
I-594 exempts from the background check requirement the temporary transfer of a firearm to a person who is under eighteen years of age for lawful hunting, sporting, or educational purposes while under the direct supervision and control of a responsible adult who is not prohibited from possessing ...
No. Section 3(4)(f) of the initiative (RCW 9.41.113(4)(f)) exempts from the background check requirement a temporary transfer that occurs at an established shooting range authorized by the governing body of the jurisdiction in which the range is located, if the firearm is kept at the range at al ...
The initiative’s requirement that a shooting range be “established” in order for the exemption to apply likely requires that the shooting range includes some infrastructure or facilities, or some formal action to indicate that the person or entity who owns or controls the prope ...
The geographic scope of the exemption for “an established shooting range” would include areas where the firearms are actually fired, as well as any associated infrastructure on the property where such firearms would ordinarily be handled or stored, such as firearm safes or lockers, c ...
It would depend on the specific circumstances of the handoff. To begin with, WDFW does not believe that short term handoffs of a firearm where the recipient is not allowed to fully control or use the firearm qualify as “transfers” within the meaning of I-594. So, for example, where o ...