OLYMPIA — The Washington House amended and passed a bill to ban trigger devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more rapidly.
The bill moved on a 56-41 vote Friday after the chamber accepted an amendment that would allow the Washington State Patrol to set up a “buy back” program for people who already own the devices, known as bump stocks.
The measure now heads for a final vote in the Senate, which passed the underlying measure last month on a 29-20 vote.
The ban would make it illegal for anyone in Washington to manufacture or sell bump stocks beginning July 1. In July 2019, it would become illegal to own or possess a bump stock in Washington.
