Buying a handgun in WA?

[92vig]

I've been looking at a couple guns and was wondering if anyone knows what the laws for buying a handgun are in WA.....do I need to get a concealed weapons permit first or what? I am thinking I will already be fucked because of a juvenile conviction over stupid bullshit.

[AbsurdNY]

Call your local law enforcement and find out or google it. What was your conviction for? If it is a felony and your record was not cleared you probably wont be able to get a handgun.

[nine_deuce]

Last I knew, if you have a concealed weapons permit, you didn't have to wait the 3 or 5 days before you could pick it up. Otherwise, you get to wait

[92vig]

the thing is i thought my record was sealed. nothing ever showed up when i went to get a job or an apartment. then i was getting my private guard license and they almost denied me. i was pissed because my lawyer said 2 years after my conviction they can seal the records and he would do it free of charge. wellthis was in TXand i movedright after all that shit happened. its been like damn, 6 or 7 years now. i had called him and he said e cant seal it. so idk wtf to do about it.

[d112crzy]

As long as the crime wasn't violence related, you'll be fine. Even if it did have to do with violence, it's been a long time you can file for an appeal to get your 2nd amendment back.

[92vig]

I'll have to go apply for a license and see what happens. If they deny me, I'll see what I can do about getting that shit sealed.

[ric3rboi23]

dont forget to buy your silencer.

[92vig]

dont forget to buy your silencer.

Lol....nah. I'm mainly just wanting to get accurate and keep it just in case. Never know with the world the way it is these days.

[ric3rboi23]

Lol....nah. I'm mainly just wanting to get accurate and keep it just in case. Never know with the world the way it is these days.

oh, then you'll want a silencer

[phatdoughnut]

You cant own silencers in washington right?

[According2Aaron]

I don't know how Washington is, but in North Carolina, you have to purchase a handgun purchase permit that's good for buying one pistol. You buy them from the sheriff's department. However, if you get your concealed weapons permit, you'll just have to show your permit to the clerk where you buy the pistol and you can have the gun immediately. I took and passed the class and just need to apply for my permit now. Good luck with it.

[almostJDM]

lol the tax on a silencer is nearly the price of one haha so basicly buying 2 guns, i looked at pricing for a walther p99 silencer and the tax was about $275, well i guess its now tax but but its something that costs that much + the purchase price