Washington state’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to uphold a ban on detachable ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, with a majority of judges on the court saying the ban does not violate the Constitution or state laws.
In a 7-2 order, the state’s highest court reversed a lower court’s ruling and sided with the state in a lawsuit that was filed by Gator’s Custom Guns, a gun store based in the city of Kelso.
The lawsuit had challenged a 2022 state law that bans the sale, import, and manufacturing of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, oftentimes called high-capacity or large-capacity magazines. It does not bar the possession of those magazines at the time of the law’s passage....
