They are just stupid. The WA state has a problem with a growing number of shootings, so the reps need to show that they are "doing something".

Meanwhile, the legal system in WA requires 5 (five) arrests for juveniles to be given _any_ jail time for gun crimes. And the laws regarding the unlawful possession of a weapon are almost completely unenforced.

Sigh. I'm pretty pro-gun-regulation, but I just can't stand our legislators' furious virtue signaling.