Washington Murder Case Results In Gun Charge Under 2014 Background Check Law

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And here we go. This is the first case of a prosecution for an illegal transfer of a firearm after Washington state's Initiative 594 requiring all sales to go through background check.

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In what’s believed to be the first prosecution under a 2014 voter-approved background check law, a former Oak Harbor, Washington, resident has been charged with illegally transferring a .22-caliber pistol that was later used in a homicide.