Proposed Washington State ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Would Not Have Prevented Burlington Mass Shooting

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s proposed statewide “assault weapons” ban would not have prevented the September 23 mass shooting in Burlington.

This is because the alleged gunman, Arcan Cetin, a Muslim immigrant, used a .22 rifle rather than an “assault weapon” to kill five people. Early CCTV images of Cetin holding the gun in Macy’s appeared to show a “hunting type” rifle with a wooden stock, which is a good description of the Ruger 10/22 he allegedly used to carry out the heinous crime.

According to KIRO 7, the mass shooting would not have been curtailed in the slightest by Ferguson’s “assault weapons” prohibition. This is because the Ruger 10/22 is not an AR-15, AK-47, or other type of “assault weapon.” Rather, it is a small caliber rifle used “for hunting small game.”

Breitbart News previously reported that Ferguson also wants a “high capacity” magazine ban. This would not have prevented the Burlington mass shooting either. After all, the Ruger 10/22 ships with 10-round magazines. And even though Cetin allegedly used an aftermarket 25-round magazine in his rifle, a 10-round magazine would have been more than sufficient to kill five people.

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