"As states have approved dozens of restrictive gun control measures..., efforts to resist such laws have gathered strength around the nation.... In November, nearly 60 percent of Washington State voters approved an initiative prohibiting anyone under 21 from purchasing a semiautomatic rifle and requiring buyers to undergo enhanced background checks... The law also mandated a 10-day waiting period and completion of a firearms training course. Already, though, more than a dozen sheriffs in Washington have said they will refuse to enforce the law. That has set up a showdown between them and Bob Ferguson, the attorney general... has warned the sheriffs that they have a legal responsibility to enforce the new law in the same manner they are sworn to uphold other laws prohibiting criminal activity..."
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New York Times: When Sheriffs Say No: Disputes Erupt Over Enforcing New Gun Laws, Simon Romero and Timothy Williams, (11 March 2019)
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