Initiative 594: Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases

Require background checks to be run on every person purchasing a gun in the state of Washington, even those who do so via private sales- with the exception of transfers of antique guns and those between immediate family members are exempt from the background checks; require that dealers who are facilitating gun transfers - whether they are through the licensed dealer or a private seller - receive confirmation in writing from the chief of police or sheriff that the purchaser in question "is eligible to possess a pistol [...] and that the application to purchase is approved by the chief of police or sheriff."; render it illegal to hand off a firearm to people outside a person's immediate family, with limited exceptions, including situations in which people are at a shooting range or hunting.