Research Washington state laws on state right to bear arms, including what is regulated and what's not. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.Democratic state lawmakers in Washington are pushing to require permits to buy a gun and to ban open carrying of firearms in local parks. In recent years, Washington has made significant progress on gun safety, passing a number of lifesaving pieces of firearm legislation. Gun laws in California regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of California in the United States. California became the first state in the nation to call for a Constitutional Convention for gun safety. Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into amusement parks, museums, churches, zoos, banks, public parks or a whole slew of other places. I voted against the Democrat "assault weapons" bill that passed out of the Senate, but first tried to amend the legislation. Under what circumstances can a person who is between 18 and 21 years old possess a pistol or semiautomatic assault rifle? As a lifelong hunter and gun owner, I believe in a law-abiding individual's right to own a firearm.