Gamerancher wrote:Yeah, every other state recognizes your home state licence. Not W.A. Check out the department in charge, STATE CRIME DIVISION.
That tells you how prejudiced they are against shooters.
You must have specifics to get a permit, so you would need to have property letters or competition entries in place.
When I went back in 2015 I didn't need anything. I just answered the questions they asked and they filled out the permit. They didn't even inspect my firearms to confirm I actually had any. The permit they gave me at Eucla was the wrong one. They gave me a transport permit for firearms you are bringing in to be licenced in WA. When I renewed it they gave me the correct permit, but they forgot to ask me to sign it before handing it to me. The actual officer who had given it me then wanted to know why it was unsigned when I went to renew it again. I told them to check their own copy.
Your firearms do have to be WA-legal too. None of our Mexican Specials allowed.
When the permits expire because you got sick for a few weeks they will politely ask you to hand your unregistered firearms in for destruction, or drive to the border and leave them on the other side of it. I took mine to a dealer who mailed them back to my local dealer here - not strictly legal though as even the dealer is not allowed to possess these "unregistered" firearms.
It is also illegal to possess any ammunition or components that do not suit the firearms listed on the permits _and_ that is listed on the permits. If you have five .22LR rifles listed but no .22LR ammo then you can't possess any ammo.