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High-capacity gun magazines stay illegal in WA, court commissioner rules

A gun rights supporter wearing a Kel-Tec RDB gun and several magazines of ammunition, is seen at a pro-gun rally, Jan. 12, 2018 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

The state Supreme Court commissioner's decision means the magazine ban, passed by the Washington Legislature in 2022, remains in place pending appeal.

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