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Ability Of A Pawnbroker To Return To Its Owner An Assault Weapon In Pawnbroker’s Possession As Pledge For A Loan, Or Sell An Unredeemed Assault Weapon

FIREARMS—STATUTES—Ability Of A Pawnbroker To Return To Its Owner An Assault Weapon In Pawnbroker’s Possession As Pledge For A Loan, Or Sell An Unredeemed Assault Weapon

The restriction on the manufacture, import, distribution, sale, and offer of sale on “any assault weapon” in SHB 1240 does not preclude pawnbrokers holding assault weapons as pledged articles from returning the firearms to their owners.