WA gun laws compared to CA?

[Laser Sailor]

I may be taking a position in WA soon and am researching the gun laws up there, here's what I think I've found so far, can anyone confirm or correct any misinterpretations?

CCW - Shall issue with few restraints, no bar carry, no carrying into fed/state buildings, no carry a music festivals (I'll be also good under LEOSA, so some of this may not apply)

No silly AW laws, ARs and standard caps are good to go.

Suppressor possession and use is good to go, so long as you follow federal law.

SBR/SBS is a no-go, no exemption for LEOs to own one personally either.

Anything else I'm missing or a little fuzzy on?


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[MrPlutonium]

I heard in WA suppressors were legal to possess but not to actually mount and use within the state. Someone better informed will probably know, but that's how I understand it.

Wait...never mind I just found out that stupid law was changed last year, so it looks like you're good to go suppressor wise.

[Okami]

I had a ccw in WA state for 6 years. No problems getting it at all but i first got it back in 1994 i think.

[Quiet]

Only Title 2 firearms a non-exempt person can legally own/possess in WA are Any Other Weapons (AOW) and Noise Suppressors (NS).
So... no Destructive Devices (DD), Machineguns (MG), Short Barrel Rifles (SBR) and Short Barrel Shotguns (SBS).

[rp55]

Only Title 2 firearms a non-exempt person can legally own/possess in WA are Any Other Weapons (AOW) and Noise Suppressors (NS).
So... no Destructive Devices (DD), Machineguns (MG), Short Barrel Rifles (SBR) and Short Barrel Shotguns (SBS).

I was reading through the WA laws several years ago when I was thinking of moving to there or Oregon. I found a legal tidbit that is useless to most people but fascinating nevertheless. If you are active duty military ordered to WA and you own your own machine gun(s) you are exempt from the WA ban. What was even more fascinating was that there was no "required by official duties" clause. If it's yours, it's good to go.