Washington State Introduces Bill Allowing Fans To Carry Guns Into NFL Stadiums For Games

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Bringing just about anything into an NFL stadium besides you and the jersey on your back can be a hassle these days. Bags over a certain size, personal footballs, open liquids, and of course firearms – all banned. That last part may be seeing a change soon for fans in Washington state.

Via Deadspin

A new bill, introduced for the legislative session beginning in January, would allow concealed carry weapons in stadiums and arenas in Washington. In its current form, the bill would keep public stadium authorities, and private groups that operate facilities under a public stadium authority, from setting any rules against concealed carry weapons.

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The proposed bill also has a section which would stop individual cities or neighborhoods from finding a workaround:

A local governmental entity may not, whether by law, ordinance, regulation, rule, policy, or contractual agreement, prohibit persons with a valid concealed pistol license from carrying a concealed pistol in any stadium, convention center, arena, or similar facility, or on the grounds of any such facility.
The three representatives behind the bill are Republicans Matt Shea, David Taylor, and Bob McCaslin.