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Any Shooting Events In Washington?
DragonKiller:
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--- Quote from: DragonKiller on June 17, 2015, 03:31:08 PM ---Keeping an eye out for anything that comes together - I don't have any suggestions, sorry - but would be cool to meet some local(ish) air gunners. I'm in Kitsap county.
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Is the gun range on Seabeck Highway still open? It was located by the Seabeck Hwy and Mt. Holly intersection. Sorry but I don't live up there, in Kitsap county, anymore.
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Kitsap Rifle and Revolver club. I believe it's still open, I've heard of some drama out there the last few years - I've never visited there, I'm much closer to the Poulsbo range. Been meaning to take my WindyCity there to try it out at some longer distances, I can only get about 50yds at home right now. Need to clear some brush for a bigger shooting lane.
ztirffritz:
**Copied from my post at AirGunNation.com** I thought this group might find this information useful. As best I can tell, the state laws don't apply to airguns at all, though an argument could be made that pistols are covered.
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I also looked into the regulations regarding discharging an airpowered gun within the city limits of Yakima. It’s…confusing to say the least. I asked the YPD to clarify and they submitted all the information, but I think that the laws are just vague regarding airpowered weapons.
The Cliff’s Notes version is: to be absolutely legal, go to a legal shooting range within city limits or shoot outside the city. It’s probably ok to shoot an airgun within city limits on private property, but the laws are vague about how they apply to airguns.
RCW 9.41 covers the firearm regulations for Washington, but nowhere does it mention air powered weapons. It very specifically states ‘firearm’ and the definitions for the RCW clearly defines firearm as:(9) “Firearm” means a weapon or device from which a projectile or projectiles may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.(10) “Gun” has the same meaning as firearm.
If you’re a physicist, or engineer, you might say, “compressed air certainly could be explosive” and I’d agree, but then later in the code it says:
(19) “Rifle” means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.
That statement pretty definitively eliminates air rifles I’m not sure if pistols would still be included though. The definition of pistol is even more vague.
The city of Yakima however has a separate code that states:
“…Willfully discharges any firearm, air gun, or other weapon, or throws any deadly missile in a public place, or in any place where any person might be endangered thereby. A public place shall not include any location at which firearms are authorized to be lawfully discharged…”
This would seem to me, to indicate that airpowered guns are legal to discharge, so long as it is being done responsibly, not in a threatening manner, and not on public property.
ToRmEnToR:
--- Quote from: ztirffritz on June 19, 2015, 01:59:22 PM ---**Copied from my post at AirGunNation.com** I thought this group might find this information useful. As best I can tell, the state laws don't apply to airguns at all, though an argument could be made that pistols are covered.
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I also looked into the regulations regarding discharging an airpowered gun within the city limits of Yakima. It’s…confusing to say the least. I asked the YPD to clarify and they submitted all the information, but I think that the laws are just vague regarding airpowered weapons.
The Cliff’s Notes version is: to be absolutely legal, go to a legal shooting range within city limits or shoot outside the city. It’s probably ok to shoot an airgun within city limits on private property, but the laws are vague about how they apply to airguns.
RCW 9.41 covers the firearm regulations for Washington, but nowhere does it mention air powered weapons. It very specifically states ‘firearm’ and the definitions for the RCW clearly defines firearm as:(9) “Firearm” means a weapon or device from which a projectile or projectiles may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.(10) “Gun” has the same meaning as firearm.
If you’re a physicist, or engineer, you might say, “compressed air certainly could be explosive” and I’d agree, but then later in the code it says:
(19) “Rifle” means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.
That statement pretty definitively eliminates air rifles I’m not sure if pistols would still be included though. The definition of pistol is even more vague.
The city of Yakima however has a separate code that states:
“…Willfully discharges any firearm, air gun, or other weapon, or throws any deadly missile in a public place, or in any place where any person might be endangered thereby. A public place shall not include any location at which firearms are authorized to be lawfully discharged…”
This would seem to me, to indicate that airpowered guns are legal to discharge, so long as it is being done responsibly, not in a threatening manner, and not on public property.
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Yea pretty much..
Feds have a law that states Airguns are not firearms, but any state , or muni can have their own ordnance governing rules on AG.. For instance Tacoma, WA has an ordnance that NO BB gun, AG, air soft, archery, sling shot, etc can be fired in city limits without a permit from the city..
Bullit:
"Fire" "Explosion" etc. are all the "Difference" between air power and "fire" power. Hold to that Brothers.
Bullit:
--- Quote from: DragonKiller on June 18, 2015, 09:31:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bullit on June 18, 2015, 06:10:26 PM ---
--- Quote from: DragonKiller on June 17, 2015, 03:31:08 PM ---Keeping an eye out for anything that comes together - I don't have any suggestions, sorry - but would be cool to meet some local(ish) air gunners. I'm in Kitsap county.
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Is the gun range on Seabeck Highway still open? It was located by the Seabeck Hwy and Mt. Holly intersection. Sorry but I don't live up there, in Kitsap county, anymore.
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Kitsap Rifle and Revolver club. I believe it's still open, I've heard of some drama out there the last few years - I've never visited there, I'm much closer to the Poulsbo range. Been meaning to take my WindyCity there to try it out at some longer distances, I can only get about 50yds at home right now. Need to clear some brush for a bigger shooting lane.
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Yeah... Since it has become more populated now...there has been some scardy cats that bought land, and built houses...and are now "Surprised" That THEY BOUGHT homesites near an established GUN Range @@@@
Shame on THEM and shame on the REALTORS,...if they didn't let this be known to the buyer! I feel sure that the REALTORS did.... No sympathy here, for the homeowners.
Back in the 70s it was a smaller range... but for small caliber stuff (and local driving distance)...it is a great venue!
Let me know. I have a personal like for the place :D
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