{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.240","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.41.240","heading":"Possession of pistol or semiautomatic assault rifle by person from eighteen to twenty-one.","body":"(1) A person under twenty-one years of age may not purchase a pistol or semiautomatic assault rifle, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person may sell or transfer a semiautomatic assault rifle to a person under twenty-one years of age.\n(2) Unless an exception under RCW 9.41.042, 9.41.050, or 9.41.060 applies, a person at least eighteen years of age, but less than twenty-one years of age, may possess a pistol only:\n(a) In the person's place of abode;\n(b) At the person's fixed place of business; or\n(c) On real property under his or her control.\n(3) Except in the places and situations identified in RCW 9.41.042 (1) through (9) and 9.41.060 (1) through (10), a person at least eighteen years of age, but less than twenty-one years of age, may possess a semiautomatic assault rifle only:\n(a) In the person's place of abode;\n(b) At the person's fixed place of business;\n(c) On real property under his or her control; or\n(d) For the specific purpose of (i) moving to a new place of abode; (ii) traveling between the person's place of abode and real property under his or her control; or (iii) selling or transferring the firearm in accordance with the requirements of this chapter; provided that in all of these situations the semiautomatic assault rifle is unloaded and either in secure gun storage or secured with a trigger lock or similar device that is designed to prevent the unauthorized use or discharge of the firearm.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.41"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.240","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:46:27Z","sha256":"ccdd8ab45316b5c2da2a76310eb19e92d1342a09869a3c862375d06ea7daa3f5","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.230","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}