So its my birthday this Friday and trying to think of what to get myself as a gift so curious if you had a budget of 1-2k what range toys would you get that are actually available in WA. Appreciate the brainstorming session.
Yes most of you are not lawyers, no I will not be taking this as legal advice
Some context: my friend and I are having a debate and cannot settle it. Today I was headed to the gym with my friend, both of us are conceal carry licensed but today neither of us had our usual carries on us as it’s only a 10min walk from our homes (what could happen in 10 minutes right?) when a car blasted through a roundabout easily going 40+ in our residential neighborhood nearly hitting us, the car had 4 passengers 2 of them in the front had masks and gloves on while the other 2 were young women probably around ~17yo. We thought nothing of it and kept walking when I noticed they had stopped in the middle of the street and turned around. I let my friend know and they pulled up next to us cursing at us and threatening to shoot us for looking at them too long and to keep our eyes to ourselves. We kept it pushing to not escalate it after following us for a few yards they sped off.
Now to my question which my friend and I are debating: had the people in the car escalated the situation further at which point would we legally be allowed to defend ourselves with our carries assuming we had them on us.
1: if they stopped the car, exited the vehicle and started approaching us while continuing to show aggression
2: if they physically got in our faces and put hands on us
3: not until we saw some sort of posturing of them reaching for a firearm/physically saw a weapon in hand
Bonus points if you can confirm whether or not we have a duty to retreat (more context my friend is fat and I am recovering from a sprained ankle and my ability to run is impaired)
TLDR: if multiple masked individuals pulled up next to you and showed clear signs of aggression/threats at what point would you legally be allowed to defend yourself if at all
I'm wanting a P22 Q, and Walther's product page for the CA version says "California Compliant", but lots of retail pages say they won't ship it to WA and that it has a threaded barrel. As I understand it, the CA models have a cap glued over the threads.
Does anyone have any insight as to whether the CA models are in fact WA compliant?
Not trying to start a giant argument, but have an actual discussion about it in regards to WA and our stupid laws.
What is the Ship of Theseus thought experiment: whether an object remains fundamentally the same if all of its components are replaced over time.
You have an AR-15, and begin to replace various parts over time; barrel, handguard, trigger, stock, and eventually the lower.
The ultimate question:
At what point does it stop being considered the same rifle, and become a new one?
When EVERYTHING is replaced?
Everything but the lower?
Everything, including the lower, but except a random roll pin?
Fuck it all, do whatever you want.
Decided to try hand loading some different projectiles I got into some .357 mag. Tried them out at a local range recently and thought I'd share cause I'd never imagined bullet holes could look so pretty without slowmo and ballistic gel.
Tldr; hand loaded ammo makes a nice diamond/star shape and I think that's awesome af. ✨
I fear it is time to start letting them go. I got so many I don’t know where to stick them all. Anyone else relate?
I bought a mini 14 today , I was going to wait but I was worried they wouldn’t be available much longer
Anyone own a SW Shield X? Do you like it? If not what would you prefer?
I’m about to get a new ccw soon wanted the xmacro grip but not a sig then I saw the shield x and the price isn’t so bad the parts to replace in the future is affordable too. Any suggestions? Just want a new ccw. Budget is $700 for now.
Hi, as the title suggests I am looking to get a gen 6 Glock 19 and am looking for FFLs in western wa than have them. Any recs would be great!
Hello I will be flying from Texas and we are a constitutional carry state meaning I don’t have a my LTC, I’m just wondering do I have to get it in order to fly there with my EDC or as long as I don’t get pulled over should I be good?
Kind of kicking myself in the ass. Few weeks ago I looked at a 4-in RXM at Sportco, loved it... I was in a hurry so told myself I'd get it on the weekend. Went a few days later and it was gone. Looked for it at a few other places since and no dice. Is there none left locally and I'm just going to have to order one with no mags? WGS told me that was likely the only option now cause Ruger doesn't want to make WA compliant mags for Glock clones. Any recommendations on other places to look in Western Wa ideally in Pierce, King, Thurston or Mason County?
Just moved to Vancouver a few months ago. Would like to get my Washington cpl. Is there a specific class in my area that might be better/quicker than others? Thank you in advance for good information.
Don’t care if it’s practical or just fun. Budget of $1k.
Waited over two months on backorder even though I bought it the day it came out. Very excited to try this thing out!
While this is not completely relevant to Washington, for those who are interested I'm posting here for the Oregon Guns Discord Server. We have biannual server wide meetup events as well as biweeklyish local meetup events for the pdx area. Of which our next server wide meetup, Bi-mart sponsored, will be this week. The server has county specific roles for local questions, discussions, or meetups, as well as statewide informational resources. We're always looking for new members!
My MKE Turkish MP5 clone was stolen almost 10 years ago from a storage unit in a Seattle suburb. It was brand new and had never been fired. I was planning to SBR it before it got taken.
One night, some asshole broke into the facility and hit a bunch of units, including mine. I was keeping it there because I was in the middle of moving.
They eventually caught the guy, but by then he had already sold or ditched my gun. I figured it was gone for good. When the AWB passed later on, I assumed any chance of ever getting it back was dead, even if it turned up.
Then, a few weeks ago (years later) , I got a letter in the mail from my neighboring county’s Sheriff’s Office. They said I could come pick up my firearm. It had been recovered during a big drug bust back in 2022 and held as evidence ever since. Now that the case is closed, they no longer needed it. They looked me up, ran a background check, and sent the letter inviting me to claim it.
I called to schedule an appointment, went in a few days later, and they handed me a big evidence box. I showed my ID, signed the form electronically, and that was it.
I brought the box home, opened it up… and there it was! Pictogram lower and everything. It was scratched up, dirty, and missing the thread protector, but it looks totally functional. I gave it a good cleaning, dug out my pre-ban mags, and damn it feels good to have it back.
Now it’s time to take it to the range and see how it runs! I may still SBR it after all. Never thought I'd get this back!
Just got my Beretta A300 picked up thoughts?