Firearm coverage from KUOW
Reporting and resources from KUOW and NPR on gun legislation, statistics, and related coverage.
Four Seattle liberals on why they own guns
Youth suicide attempts rise in Washington state
Health expert recommends better listening and connection to confront rise in youth suicides
NPR: 'Safely Store Your Firearms': How To Keep Young Children From Finding Your Gun
ERPO (Extreme Risk Protection Orders)
- Couple finds comfort in helping pass WA law to keep guns from people in crisis
- Gov. Inslee told Trump our gun law saves lives. True?
- ERPO order seizes 9 firearms from member of neo-Nazi group in Washington
- NPR: States Get A Blueprint For 'Red Flag' Gun-Removal Laws From The Justice Department
FIREARM SALES
REGULATIONS
- Inslee signs trio of gun bills, including ban on sale of ‘high-capacity’ magazines, ghost guns, and open carrying at public meetings and at government buildings (2022)
- Mass shootings are renewing calls for an assault weapons ban in Washington state (2022)
- Washington sets minimum age to buy semiautomatic firearms
- Some who lie and try to buy a gun in Washington are getting arrested, report shows (2018)
- NPR: Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence
- NPR: Most Americans Want To See Congress Pass Gun Restrictions (2019)
- NPR: Support for controlling gun violence hits its highest point in a decade (2022)
- Washington state firearm regulations FAQ
SHOOTINGS
- Fatal gun violence looks different for Seattle kids, depending on where they live
- NPR: At least 246 mass shootings in first five months of 2022
- NPR: Research shows policies that may help prevent mass shootings — and some that don't
- 2021 shooting statistics for King County (King County Prosecutor's Office
