OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol has angered some gun dealers and gun-rights advocates by the way it went looking for a missing assault rifle.
The patrol sent a letter March 9 to every licensed gun dealer in the state requesting documents related to any sales of an AR-15 rifle since last July, including “names, date of births, addresses, phone numbers, date of transaction and serial number from the purchaser.”
Patrol spokesman Bob Calkins says the letter should have more clearly stated that the patrol was “requesting” and not demanding the documents.
The Olympian reports Rep. Matt Shea of Spokane Valley is sending a protest letter signed by about 36 state lawmakers to Gov. Chris Gregoire and State Patrol Chief John Batiste.
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