The Everett Herald writes:

Initiative 594 is a straightforward measure to extend existing criminal background checks to all private firearm transfers and sales. It does not place an unreasonable burden on gun-show participants or online merchants, nor does it diminish the Second Amendment.

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I-591, which was hatched to counter I-594, is a rollback. Section 2 of I-591 would negate Washington laws that don’t jibe with a uniform national standard. That could put the kibosh, for example, on searching the DSHS database for gun buyers who are seriously mentally ill.

Read the full editorial here.