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Letter: Consolidate background checks

By Ellen Sward, Vancouver
Published: February 23, 2020, 6:00am

I write to express my disappointment at the recent votes of my representatives, Paul Harris and Vicki Kraft, in opposition to HB 2467. This bill, recommended as prudent by the state’s Office of Financial Management, would require the Washington State Patrol to establish and operate a firearms background check system to serve as a single point of contact for firearms dealers to conduct the required checks. Currently, scores of agencies undertake this function in patchwork fashion. How can anyone dispute the logic of assigning background check functions to a single state entity to minimize errors and maximize efficiency?

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