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.
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