November 12, 2024 Sandra Kinney # SAF Vows Lawsuit v. WA State Patrol Over Background Check Delays
(Bellevue, WA) The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is threatening legal action against the Washington State Patrol (WSP) if the Secure Automated Firearms E-Check (SAFE) system, which is used to conduct background checks for firearms purchases, is not restored promptly. It has been disabled for at least ten days.
SAF has been contacted by individuals as well as firearms retailers who have been advised by WSP the system has been down due to “some type of network infiltration” at the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), which includes their Enterprise Data Repository. WSP says background checks submitted from Nov. 1 forward have been “on hold.”
“This is simply unacceptable, and we will not tolerate it,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “Washington State citizens have had their rights under the federal and state constitutions suspended, and we will take legal action if this isn’t solved immediately.