History of Washington Gun Rights
Additionally, we fight differently than legacy organizations. We use cutting-edge video updates, digital ads, and text-based mobilization programs to get the word out to hundreds of thousands of gun owners—moments after a bill is filed, not months later. And our election program goes on the offensive, exposing vulnerable Democrats at election time!
2022: WGR is Founded to Hold the Line on the Second Amendment
Washington Gun Rights (WGR) is founded in the fall.
2023: WGR Fights in Federal Court Over Inslee’s AR-15 Ban
Governor Jay Inslee signs HB-1240 into law, banning the sale of AR-15s and over 60 similar firearms. WGR’s legal team files an Amicus Brief challenging the constitutionality of the law in Federal District Court (case: Lawrence Hartford v. Bob Ferguson).
2024: WGR blocks every gun control bill in Oly, Bob Ferguson elected Governor
WGR runs full-scale mobilization programs opposing HB-2054 (which would limit gun owners to buying one gun a month), HB-1178 (which would repeal the state’s preemption law and allow city-level gun control), SB-5444 (which would designate most of Washington State as a ‘Gun Free Zone’), and SB-5963 (which would require gun owners to carry civil liability insurance to buy a gun). WGR members defeated each of these bills! Bob Ferguson is elected Governor.
2025: WGR Members Defeat All but One Gun Control Bill in Oly!
WGR fights for four straight months against Bob Ferguson, who is eager to prove what a gun-grabber he is. Late in session, Ferguson succeeds in passing HB-1163, which mandates a permit to purchase firearms. But WGR members defeat SB-5098 (which would have created countless new ‘Gun Free Zones’), HB-1132 (which would cap how much ammo gun owners can buy), and once again, HB-1178 (which would gut the state’s preemption law and let every liberal city in Washington pass their own gun control laws).