The Spokesman-Review reports:

Whether or not Washington should expand background checks on gun sales and transfers has divided support within the law enforcement community, with some organizations choosing to not weigh in at all on two competing measures on the November ballot.

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The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs has supported the policy idea of universal background checks in the past, including a bill that didn’t gain traction in the Legislature last year, but the group historically doesn’t weigh in on initiatives, said current executive director Mitch Barker, and the group is remaining neutral on the two measures before voters this year.

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