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Guns: Proud owner of accidental assault rifle

Re: Passage of Washington state Initiative 1639.

I awoke on Nov. 7 to learn that my trusty 40-year-old squirrel rifle had become an “assault rifle.”

I’m reminded of Will Roger’s quip about politicians” “When they make a law, it’s a joke. When they make a joke, it’s a law.”

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