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Washington Ceasefire Takes the Aaron Sullivan Assault Weapons Ban Public Safety and Police Protection Bill to the Capital

February 4th, 2010, article by Megan Montplaisir

 Washington Ceasefire has been actively pushing lawmakers to pass an assault weapons ban called the Aaron Sullivan Public Safety and Police Protection Bill. The proposed bill will prohibit the sale of military styled assault weapons to private citizens and require background checks of current owners.

The is bill supported by several lawmakers, Ross Hunter, D-Medina; Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle; and Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle.

Washington Ceasefire board president, Ralph Fascitelli, Dr. Debra Sullivan, and Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo spoke in support of the bill.

The hearing for the bill was held January 26, 2010 in Olympia in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Click here to watch the hearing on TVW.