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Washington Supreme Court weighs whether DUI-based gun ban requires individualized findings
Summary
At argument Jan. 29, the court heard whether a state law temporarily barring firearm possession for people with repeated DUI convictions can be upheld as a categorical regulation under Bruen and Rahimi, or whether petitioners are entitled to individualized, as-applied review.
SEATTLE — The Washington State Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments over whether a state law that temporarily bars firearm possession for people with repeated driving-under-the-influence convictions must be applied only after individualized findings that a person is dangerous.
Andrew Hughes, arguing for the attorney general, told the court that HB 1562 is an evidence-based law aimed at reducing gun violence and fits “three separate historical traditions” of firearm regulation: disarming dangerous people, disarming those convicted of serious crimes, and addressing the mix of alcohol and firearms. Hughes said that under the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bruen and…
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