The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports:

Washington state will have two diametrically opposed initiatives on the November ballot regarding guns this year.

Initiative 594 would expand background checks to include all sales, including those at gun shows, and include most private transactions, like those given as gifts and loans.

In opposition is Initiative 591, which would prevent any expansion of background checks beyond the national standard, which only requires them for sales from licensed dealers. It would also prevent any government agencies from being able to confiscate guns without due process.

While we agree the government shouldn’t be able to take away a person’s firearms simply on a whim, regular readers won’t be surprised to learn we’re in favor of a reasonable expansion of background checks to ensure guns stay in the hands of people who are allowed to have them.

Unfortunately, those who crafted I-591 don’t seem to know the meaning of the word “reasonable.”

Read the whole editorial here.