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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
102,940-3 |
| Title of Case: |
State v. Gator's Custom Guns, Inc. |
| File Date: |
05/08/2025 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
01/14/2025 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Appeal from Cowlitz County Superior Court |
| Docket No: | 23-2-00897-0 |
| Judgment or order under review |
| Date filed: | 04/08/2024 |
| Judge signing: | Honorable Gary B. Bashor |
JUSTICES
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| Debra L. Stephens | Signed Majority | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Majority Author | |
| Barbara A. Madsen | Signed Majority | |
| Steven C. González | Signed Majority | |
| Sheryl Gordon McCloud | Dissent Author | |
| Mary I. Yu | Signed Majority | |
| Raquel Montoya-Lewis | Signed Majority | |
| G. Helen Whitener | Signed Dissent | |
| Salvador A. Mungia | Signed Majority | |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Appellant(s) |
| | William McGinty |
| | Wash. Attorney General's Office |
| | 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw |
| | P. O. Box 40124 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0124 |
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| | Benjamin Carr |
| | Wash. Attorney General's Office |
| | 800 5th Ave. Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3188 |
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| | Andrew Russell Wende Hughes |
| | Wash. Attorney General's Office |
| | 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3188 |
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| | John Nelson |
| | Wash. Attorney General's Office |
| | 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3188 |
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| | Robert Aloysius Hyde |
| | Wash. Attorney General's Office |
| | 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3188 |
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| | R. July Simpson |
| | Wash. Attorney General's Office |
| | 1250 Pacific Ave Ste 105 |
| | Tacoma, WA, 98402-4318 |
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| | Noah Guzzo Purcell |
| | Wash. Attorney General's Office |
| | 1125 Washington St. Se |
| | P. O. Box 40100 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0100 |
Counsel for Respondent(s) |
| | Austin Hatcher |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 11616 N. Market St. Unit 1090 |
| | Mead, WA, 99021-1837 |
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| | Simon P. Serrano |
| | Silent Majority Foundation |
| | 5238 Outlet Dr. |
| | Pasco, WA, 99301-8969 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Rifle Association of America |
| | Donald Edward Joseph Kilmer Jr. |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 14085 Silver Ridge Rd. |
| | Caldwell, ID, 83607-7919 |
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| | Joseph G.S. Greenlee |
| | National Rifle Association of America |
| | 11260 Waples Mill Road |
| | Fairfax, VA, 22030 |
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| | Erin M. Erhardt |
| | National Rifle Association of America |
| | 11250 Waples Mill Road |
| | Fairfax, VA, 22030 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Firearms Policy Coalition |
| | Derek Michael Smith |
| | Law Offices of Smith and White, PLLC |
| | 717 Tacoma Ave S. Ste. C |
| | Tacoma, WA, 98402-2224 |
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| | David H. Thompson |
| | Cooper & Kirk PLLC |
| | 1523 New Hampshire Avenue Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| | Peter A. Patterson |
| | Cooper & Kirk PLLC |
| | 1523 New Hampshire Avenue Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| | William V. Bergstrom |
| | Cooper & Kirk PLLC |
| | 1523 New Hampshire Avenue Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| | Bradley L. Larson |
| | Cooper & Kirk PLLC |
| | 1523 New Hampshire Avenue Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20036 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. |
| | Steven Walter Fogg |
| | Corr Cronin LLP |
| | 1015 Second Avenue |
| | 10th Floor |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1001 |
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| | Eric A. Lindberg |
| | Corr Cronin LLP |
| | 1015 Second Avenue |
| | 10th Floor |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104 |
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| | Erin E. Murphy |
| | Clement & Murphy PLLC |
| | 706 Duke Street |
| | Alexandria, VA, 22314 |
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| | Matthew Rowen |
| | Clement & Murphy PLLC |
| | 706 Duke Street |
| | Alexandria, VA, 22314 |
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| | Niccolo Beltramo |
| | Clement & Murphy PLLC |
| | 706 Duke Street |
| | Alexandria, VA, 22314 |
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| | Nicholas Gallagher |
| | Clement & Murphy PLLC |
| | 706 Duke Street |
| | Alexandria, VA, 22314 |
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| | Paul Clement |
| | Clement & Murphy PLLC |
| | 706 Duke Street |
| | Alexandria, VA, 22314 |
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| | Lawrence Keane |
| | National Shotting Sports Foundation Inc. |
| | 400 N. Capitol Street Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20001 |
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| | Shelby Baird Smith |
| | National Shotting Sports Foundation Inc. |
| | 400 N. Capitol Street Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20001 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Goldwater Institute |
| | Mark Christopher Lamb |
| | Carney Badley Spellman, PS |
| | 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-7010 |
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| | Timothy Sandefur |
| | Goldwater Institute |
| | 500 East Coronado Road |
| | Phoenix, AZ, 85004 |
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| | Parker Jackson |
| | Goldwater Institute |
| | 500 East Coronado Road |
| | Phoenix, AZ, 85004 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Alliance for Gun Responsibility |
| | Zachary Jones Pekelis |
| | Pacifica Law Group |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3404 |
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| | William Scott Ferron |
| | Pacifica Law Group |
| | 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3404 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence |
| | Zachary Jones Pekelis |
| | Pacifica Law Group |
| | 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3404 |
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| | William Scott Ferron |
| | Pacifica Law Group |
| | 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3404 |
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| | Douglas N. Letter |
| | Brady Center |
| | 840 First Street Ne, Suite 400 |
| | Washington, DC, 20002 |
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| | Shira Lauren Feldman |
| | Brady Center |
| | 840 First Street Ne, Suite 400 |
| | Washington, DC, 20002 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of NAACP Alaska/Oregon |
| | Thomas Fitzgerald Ahearne |
| | Foster Garvey PC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3296 |
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| | Julia Patricia Doherty |
| | Foster Garvey PC |
| | 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 3000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3296 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Gun Owners of America, Inc. |
| | Richard B. Sanders |
| | Land Use and Property Law PLLC |
| | 6659 Kimball Dr. Ste. B201 |
| | Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-5140 |
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| | William J. Olson |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Ave W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
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| | Jeremiah L. Morgan |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Avenue W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Gun Owners Foundation |
| | Richard B Sanders |
| | Land Use and Property Law PLLC |
| | 6659 Kimball Dr. Ste. B201 |
| | Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-5140 |
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| | William J. Olson |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Ave W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
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| | Jeremiah L. Morgan |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Avenue W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Heller Foundation |
| | Richard B. Sanders |
| | Land Use and Property Law PLLC |
| | 6659 Kimball Dr. Ste. B201 |
| | Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-5140 |
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| | William J. Olson |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Ave W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
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| | Jeremiah L. Morgan |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Avenue W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of America's Future |
| | Richard B. Sanders |
| | Land Use and Property Law PLLC |
| | 6659 Kimball Dr. Ste B201 |
| | Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-5140 |
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| | William J. Olson |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Ave W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
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| | Jeremiah L. Morgan |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Avenue W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund |
| | Richard B. Sanders |
| | Land Use and Property Law PLLC |
| | 6659 Kimball Dr. Ste. B201 |
| | Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-5140 |
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| | William J. Olson |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Ave W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
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| | Jeremiah L. Morgan |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Avenue W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund |
| | Richard B. Sanders |
| | Land Use and Property Law PLLC |
| | 6659 Kimball Dr. Ste. B201 |
| | Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-5140 |
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| | William J. Olson |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Ave W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
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| | Jeremiah L. Morgan |
| | William J. Olson, PC |
| | 370 Maple Avenue W., Suite 4 |
| | Vienna, VA, 22180 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Second Amendment Foundation |
| | Joel Bernard Ard |
| | Ard Law Group PLLC |
| | P. O. Box 281 |
| | Kingston, WA, 98346-0281 |
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| | Edward Paltzik |
| | Bochner PLLC |
| | 1040 Avenue Of The Americas, 15th Fl. |
| | New York, NY, 10018 |
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| | Meredith Lloyd |
| | Bochner PLLC |
| | 1040 Avenue Of The Americas, 15th Fl. |
| | New York, NY, 10018 |
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| | Serge Krimnus |
| | Bochner PLLC |
| | 1040 Avenue Of The Americas, 15th Fl. |
| | New York, NY, 10018 |
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