Concerning public records act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses, permits to purchase firearms, and firearms purchases or transfers.
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Summary
The bill rewrites RCW 42.56.240 to add a list of exemptions that keep concealed pistol license applications, firearm permit files, and firearm purchase or transfer records private. It also expands exemptions to include certain investigative, victim, gang, body‑camera, and other sensitive law‑enforcement information. The changes would limit what the public can obtain through public‑records requests, affecting gun owners, law‑enforcement agencies, and victims of crime.
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