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Hearing on imitation-firearm labeling draws industry opposition
Summary
SB 5375 would impose state standards and penalties for labeling imitation firearms, expand the definition to include BB/pellet devices, and prohibit alteration of markings; retailers, trainers and shooters warned the bill is overbroad and could disrupt training, competition and existing federal labeling schemes.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — On Jan. 19 the Senate Law and Justice Committee considered SB 5375, a bill to establish state-level standards for labeling imitation firearms, including BB and pellet devices, and to prohibit alterations of federally mandated markings.
Staff counsel said federal law already requires bright-orange muzzle identifiers on many imitation firearms, but the bill goes further by defining imitation firearms to include BB devices and toy guns that a reasonable person could mistake for a real…
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