Guardian Arms is located at 208 S. Division Street in Moses Lake and sells firearms and accessories. The owner of the shop and various other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Washington law banning assault weapons. In part, the claim indicates the law will negatively impact the business.
May 4, 2023
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Local gun shop files suit over weapon ban
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake gun shop owner has filed a lawsuit in response to the assault weapon ban enacted last week. Guardian Arms LLC, located at 208 S. Division St., filed the suit in Grant County Superior Court April 25, the same day Gov. Jay Inslee signed the ban. The suit names Inslee, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Grant County Sheriff Joe Kriete as respondents. Also named as petitioners are Ephrata gun dealer Millard Sales LLC, several individual gun owners and the Silent Majority Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Pasco...