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[Lucky1]

Washington: Public Hearing on I-1639 Rifle Transfer Fee


On June 4th, the Department of Licensing will be holding a public hearing to set the fee that will be charged on all sales and transfers of semi-automatic rifles when the remaining provisions of I-1639 go into effect on July 1st.  Please click the “Take Action” button below to submit a comment to the Department of Licensing asking that they keep the fee as low as possible.



Language in I-1639 allows DOL to charge a fee not to exceed $25 on all transfers in order to offset the administrative costs associated with the additional background check requirements.  This fee is to be collected by firearm dealers processing transfers to be remitted to DOL and is separate from any other transfer fees that dealers may charge.  Along with the mandatory training requirements, I-1639 could easily double the cost to transfer semi-automatic rifles.

Again, please click the “Take Action” button above to submit a comment to the Department of Licensing asking that they keep the fee as low as possible.  In addition, if you wish to attend the public hearing, information may be found here and below.

June 4th at 1:30PM in the Columbia Room
Washington State Capitol Building
416 Sid Snyder Ave SW
Olympia, WA 98504

I am low tech and don’t know how to copy the email from NRA ILA with the link they provide to contact the department of licensing. You can probably go on their site and link to to the department from there.

This might work.

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20190604/washington-public-hearing-on-i-1639-rifle-transfer-fee

[fowl smacker]

I think the people who voted yes should pay the fee.

[SCRUBS]

I think the people who voted yes should pay the fee.

 

[Cougartail]

I told them the transfer fee should be the same as the fee to vote..

[pianoman9701]

The transfer fee should be the same as the fee we pay for free speech. I wish I'd seen this sooner. No more comments.

[konradcountry]

Why is the NRA focusing on a $25 fee? That is the least offensive part of 1639.

The real problem is that this bill creates a backdoor gun registry. You are put on a list that the state gets to monitor and you are signing over access to your medical records.

[ctwiggs1]

No longer accepting responses.  What garbage.

[pianoman9701]

Why is the NRA focusing on a $25 fee? That is the least offensive part of 1639.

The real problem is that this bill creates a backdoor gun registry. You are put on a list that the state gets to monitor and you are signing over access to your medical records.

I'm just guessing that they're looking at any part of the initiative that they can use to be granted an injunction.

[Lucky1]

They came up with a $18.00 fee.