Building an SBR in Washington State

Building an SBR in Washington State

The Governor of Washington has signed a bill which clarifies that it is both legal to buy an SBR and build an SBR.  Senate bill 6165 was created to address the uncertainty as to whether it was legal to build an SBR in the state of Washington.  While it was clear that one could be purchase in WA, ATF stopped approving Form 1 Applications for the manufacture of an SBR in the state last year because of some ambiguity in the law.  The new bill signed by the Governor clarifies that it is legal to build and buy an SBR in the state of Washington.  To see what NFA firearms are legal in WA, see our WA NFA state pages

SB6165 is effective 90 days after the adjournment of the legislative session.  The 2016  Special Session adjourned  on March 10, 2016 so this would mean around  June 9th  or just  prior to the new ATF changes in 41F