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<blockquote data-quote="Old Fart" data-source="post: 2662798" data-attributes="member: 4899"><p>SEATTLE (AP) A small museum in Washington state is removing World War II-era weapons from an exhibit to avoid having to comply with a new voter-approved law requiring background checks on gun transfers.</p><p></p><p>The Lynden Pioneer Museum, near the Canadian border in the state's northwest corner, wrote on its Facebook page that it would risk violating Initiative 594 to keep the 11 rifles past Dec. 4, when the law takes effect. The weapons will be returned to the collectors who lent them</p><p></p><p>The decision was reported earlier Wednesday by The Bellingham Herald (<a href="http://bit.ly/1tegZtA" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1tegZtA</a> ).</p><p></p><p>"I read through the law about 10 different times looking for a loophole," museum director Troy Luginbill told the newspaper.</p><p></p><p>The law passed this month with 59 percent of the vote. It requires background checks on all sales and transfers, including private transactions and many loans and gifts, with exceptions for transfers between family members and antiques.</p><p></p><p>The law is not retroactive, meaning Lynden's museum, which has one full time employee, would not immediately have to have any background checks performed.</p><p></p><p>For complete article: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-gun-law-leads-museum-remove-rifles-155033883.html" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/washington-gun-law-leads-museum-remove-rifles-155033883.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Fart, post: 2662798, member: 4899"] SEATTLE (AP) A small museum in Washington state is removing World War II-era weapons from an exhibit to avoid having to comply with a new voter-approved law requiring background checks on gun transfers. The Lynden Pioneer Museum, near the Canadian border in the state's northwest corner, wrote on its Facebook page that it would risk violating Initiative 594 to keep the 11 rifles past Dec. 4, when the law takes effect. The weapons will be returned to the collectors who lent them The decision was reported earlier Wednesday by The Bellingham Herald ([url]http://bit.ly/1tegZtA[/url] ). "I read through the law about 10 different times looking for a loophole," museum director Troy Luginbill told the newspaper. The law passed this month with 59 percent of the vote. It requires background checks on all sales and transfers, including private transactions and many loans and gifts, with exceptions for transfers between family members and antiques. The law is not retroactive, meaning Lynden's museum, which has one full time employee, would not immediately have to have any background checks performed. For complete article: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/washington-gun-law-leads-museum-remove-rifles-155033883.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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