Washington State action against legal immigrants

[seamusTX]

According to U.S. federal law, legal permanent resident aliens (green card holders and some others) in the U.S. can possess firearms after a period of residence and/or having a hunting license (rather complicated laws).

The state of Washington also requires an Alien Firearms License for people in these circumstances. Recently, the state made it a felony offense to possess a firearm without a state Alien Firearms License, and also made it bureaucratically impossible to obtain or renew such a license.

The NRA has filed a suit in U.S. District Court against this discriminatory and arguably bigoted move, joined by the SAF.

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- Jim

[ghostrider]

>According to U.S. federal law, legal permanent resident aliens (green card holders and some others)
>in the U.S. can possess firearms after a period of residence and/or having a hunting license
>(rather complicated laws)

The hunting license requirement is for non-immigrant aliens (visitors and work-visa holders) only. Outside Washington State, legal permanent residents (green card holders) need only prove 90 day state residence to be able to purchase firearms from an FFL.