# Washington State goes the way of New Jersey **URL:** \ **Category:** NJ & Federal Gun Laws and Activism\ **Created:** [September 17, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061 "2026-09-17T18:45:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CMJeepster](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/cmjeepster/32/622_2.png) [@CMJeepster](https://njgunforums.net/u/CMJeepster)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/1 "2026-09-17T18:45:40Z")
[Washington’s new gun permit system moves ahead as one sheriff calls law ‘insane’](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/washington-gun-permit-system-moves-200000114.html) “The new permit-to-purchase application will cost $126 — a $90 permit fee plus a $36 fingerprint-processing fee. Local law enforcement agencies may also charge an additional fee to collect fingerprints. The permit will be valid for five years.” * * * * * * Hopefully, this state won’t require renewals to the system currently in-place. ---
**Author:** ![Revenger](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/revenger/32/773_2.png) [@Revenger](https://njgunforums.net/u/Revenger)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/2 "2026-09-17T22:33:32Z")
was assigned to Ft Lewis in 1984, at that time Washington state was one of the better states in the US. carry permits issued in a week or so, a gazillion places to shoot out on Weyerhaeuser logging land. this happens because 2 cities are dictating what happens. ---
**Author:** ![10X](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/c37758/32.png) [@10X](https://njgunforums.net/u/10X)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/3 "2026-09-22T00:36:34Z")
Yep, this sucks. Certainly for all Washington gun owners, and we’re waiting for the other shoe to drop for Idahoans who want to carry in Washington. And if visiting nearby Spokane, you _want_ to carry… Idaho is constitutional carry, but you can easily get a carry permit at the DMV, if needed for reciprocity in other states. Except Washington, which doesn’t recognize it. So Idaho came up with an Enhanced Carry Permit, essentially just to make Washington happy. Getting one has similar steps to getting a NJ Carry Permit, although it’s faster and cheaper. One day of combined classroom and live fire required, though there is no defined course of fire or minimum score, just a hundred round count, and total cost is about $160 for course and permit, good for 5 years and renewable by mail for $30 or so. The expectation is that it won’t be long until Washington stops recognizing this permit. They already classify any handgun with a magwell forward of the trigger guard as an assault firearm, because the government can’t tell the difference between an AR and the high-end (5 round mags, .22 cal) European target pistols the bullseye and international competitors use. ---
**Author:** ![Grima](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Grima](https://njgunforums.net/u/Grima)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/4 "2026-09-30T16:52:01Z")
No surprise there; large parts of the state have become a magnet for left loonies who for some reason don’t want to live in Cali. ---
**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/5 "2026-09-30T19:20:26Z")
> [@Grima](#): > > who for some reason don’t want to live in Cali. Look at the demographics of who’s moving, where they are moving to, and you will find the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Grima](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Grima](https://njgunforums.net/u/Grima)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/6 "2026-10-11T16:41:19Z")
I never cease to be amazed and flabbergasted by the phenomenon of people who move from one jurisdiction to another because of specific policies or political climate with which they disagree, and then proceed forthwith to recreate the exact same issues at their new location. Colossal stupidity of that magnitude would be fatal in a less civilized world… ---
**Author:** ![Revenger](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/revenger/32/773_2.png) [@Revenger](https://njgunforums.net/u/Revenger)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/7 "2026-10-13T20:11:56Z")
what needs to happen is for the governor of Idaho to not recognize washington state drivers licenses and have them apply for non-resident idaho drivers licenses. ---
**Author:** ![10X](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/c37758/32.png) [@10X](https://njgunforums.net/u/10X)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/washington-state-goes-the-way-of-new-jersey/5061/8 "2026-10-14T00:22:46Z")
That’d get their attention, especially up north. Washington has the highest liquor tax in the nation, their sales tax is 3 to 4% higher than Idaho’s (depending on where in Washington you are) and gas is $1 gallon higher just across the border. Coeur d’Alene is 15 miles away. The amount of Washington traffic we get is insane; it’s a standing joke, they drive over, hit Costco, a liquor store, and a gas station, then drive back. Good for our economy, though!