holding that a gun rendered permanently inoperable is not a `firearm,' but a disassembled firearm that can be rendered operational with reasonable effort and within a reasonable time period is a `firearm'
Summary of this case from State v. Yoder1999.
holding that a gun rendered permanently inoperable is not a `firearm,' but a disassembled firearm that can be rendered operational with reasonable effort and within a reasonable time period is a `firearm'
Summary of this case from State v. YoderFull title:DISPOSITIONS OF PETITIONS FOR REVIEW
Court:The Supreme Court of Washington
Date published: Jan 1, 1999
An unloaded or even inoperable firearm is still a firearm under RCW 9.41.010(1). State v. Berrier, 110 Wn.…
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