In March of 2022, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5078 into law, which criminalized the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offering for sale of any magazine capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition. A violation of the law is punishable by 364 days of imprisonment and a fine of up to $5,000.
There are an estimated half a billion magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition owned by Americans throughout the United States. The adopted Measure violates the Second Amendment rights of the people of Washington by denying them the ability to acquire magazines that are in common use for lawful purposes.
On June 3, 2022, the Second Amendment Foundation, joined by another civil rights organization, one firearms retailer, and one individual filed suit challenging Washington’s magazine ban. The lawsuit asks a federal court to declare the magazine ban unconstitutional and enjoin the Defendants from enforcing the law.
Case Team: Joel Ard, David H Thompson, Peter Patterson, William Bergstrom, Erin Erhardt, Cody Wisniewski
Recent Docket Activity
January 13th, 2025
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Kristin Beneski for Defendants Bob Ferguson, John R Batiste.
January 8th, 2025
NOTICE of Change of Address/Change of Name of Attorney Joel B Ard. Filed by All Plaintiffs.
December 22nd, 2024
NOTICE of Change of Address/Change of Name of Attorney Callie A Castillo. Filed by Defendants Norma J Tillotson, Rick Scott.
June 6th, 2024
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Anna Katherine Aruiza on behalf of Defendants Chad M Enright, John Gese.
April 17th, 2024
NOTICE of Unavailability of counsel Katherine A Cummings for Defendants Chad M Enright, John Gese from May 13-31, 2024 and June 26-27, 2024.
April 12th, 2024
MINUTE ORDER entered at the direction of U.S. District Judge David G. Estudillo: As a result of the Court's Order Granting the Motion to Stay this case , the Court administratively strikes the following motions: 101 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Gabriella Sullivan, Firearms Policy Coalition Inc, Rainier Arms LLC, Second Amendment Foundation, 110 CROSS MOTION AND RESPONSE filed by Patti Cole-Tindall, Dan Satterberg, 114 CROSS MOTION AND RESPONSE filed by John R. Batiste, Bob Ferguson, 124 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Norma J. Tillotson, Rick Scott, 125 CROSS MOTION AND RESPONSE filed by Alliance for Gun Responsibility. After the Ninth Circuit issues an opinion in Duncan v. Bonta, Case No. 23-55805, the parties may re-note these motions for consideration and decision.
