Licencias de venta de armas y requisitos en Washington

Explicación Simple

Si quieres vender armas en Washington, necesitas una licencia y pagar una tarifa. También hay reglas sobre cómo registrar las ventas y asegurarte de que tus compradores pueden tener armas.

Es como cuando necesitas una licencia para conducir; sin ella, no puedes manejar legalmente. De igual manera, para vender armas, necesitas la licencia adecuada.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan quiere abrir una tienda de armas en Seattle. Debe pagar 125 dólares por su licencia y llevar un registro de cada venta, asegurándose de que cada cliente firme que puede poseer un arma. Además, debe enviar copias de las ventas a las autoridades.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

The license fee for ammunition shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars. Any dealer who obtains any license under subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section may also obtain the remaining licenses without payment of any fee. The fees received under this section shall be deposited in the account under RCW 69.50.520.(9)(a) A true record in triplicate shall be made of every pistol sold, in a book kept for the purpose, the form of which may be prescribed by the director of licensing and shall be personally signed by the purchaser and by the person effecting the sale, each in the presence of the other, and shall contain the date of sale, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number of the weapon, the name, address, occupation, and place of birth of the purchaser and a statement signed by the purchaser that he or she is not ineligible under RCW 9.41.040 to possess a firearm.(b) One copy shall within six hours be sent by certified mail to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county of which the purchaser is a resident; the duplicate the dealer shall within seven days send to the director of licensing; the triplicate the dealer shall retain for six years.(10) Subsections (2) through (9) of this section shall not apply to sales at wholesale.(11) The dealer's licenses authorized to be issued by this section are general licenses covering all sales by the licensee within the effective period of the licenses. The department shall provide a single application form for dealer's licenses and a single license form which shall indicate the type or types of licenses granted.(12) Except as provided in RCW 9.41.090, every city, town, and political subdivision of this state is prohibited from requiring the purchaser to secure a permit to purchase or from req