{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.230","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.41.230","heading":"Aiming or discharging firearms, dangerous weapons.","body":"(1) For conduct not amounting to a violation of chapter 9A.36 RCW, any person who:\n(a) Aims any firearm, whether loaded or not, at or towards any human being;\n(b) Willfully discharges any firearm, air gun, or other weapon, or throws any deadly missile in a public place, or in any place where any person might be endangered thereby. A public place shall not include any location at which firearms are authorized to be lawfully discharged; or\n(c) Except as provided in RCW 9.41.185, sets a so-called trap, spring pistol, rifle, or other dangerous weapon,\nalthough no injury results, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.\n(2) If an injury results from a violation of subsection (1) of this section, the person violating subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to the applicable provisions of chapters 9A.32 and 9A.36 RCW.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.41"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.230","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:46:27Z","sha256":"3d18061bb748a1246c6998172ed0c1e521838f699ce454d0eb40aa5cf9d85814","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.225","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}