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Gov. Jay Inslee on March 23 signed into law legislation to limit the sale of high-capacity firearm magazines.

Senate Bill 5078, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Everett), prohibits the manufacture, sale, import or transfer of large-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

The law does not prohibit the current possession of high-capacity magazines.

"My community has experienced the tragedy of gun violence firsthand," Liias said. "After a 2016 shooting killed three young people and left another seriously injured in Mukilteo, I vowed to do everything I could to prevent...