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From MyNorthwest.com:
Olympia won't take on assault weapons ban

By CHRIS SULLIVAN
KIRO Radio
Despite pleas to ban assault rifles, Washington lawmakers don't appear ready to tackle the issue this session.
The legislation focuses on "military-style" assault weapons, which can fire rapidly and carry large magazines of ammunition.
After nearly an hour of passionate debate Tuesday, there weren't enough votes to get this latest attempt out of committee.
Ralph Fascitelli, board chairman for Washington Ceasefire, supports the ban of semi-automatic pistons {sic}, pump-action rifles, and shotguns. "If it holds more than 10 bullets, it my mind, it is. If it automatically loads and discharges bullets, it is. If it's original design and intent was to kill humans, it is," said Fascitelli.
He said it's important to make sure the wrong people don't have the opportunity to use assault weapons. "Many crimes are committed by angry, disturbed individuals without a criminal record who turn deadly in a moment of rage when they have access to weapons of war, such as these assault weapons," said Fascitelli.

Fascitelli is well known as a bigot and a tool. The play on his name is so obvious even I won't make it.

By the way, the wording in the fourth paragraph is in the original... Whether there was material in the original that was excised, and might explain the apparent... discontinuity of Mr. Fascist (oops) Fascitelli's speech, I can't say.

Ditto whether the article focusing on the fact that the ban would have effected pistols and pump-action rifles and shotguns is indicative of a reporter's or editors opinion.