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A museum in Lynden, Wash. has decided to return 11 World World II-era rifles
to their owners because of a state law passed earlier this month that
requires background checks on gun transfers.
The Lynden Pioneer Museum will comply with the law, Initiative 594, rather
than fight it, The Bellingham Herald reports.
The museum's exhibit, "Over the Beach: The WWII Pacific Theater," had the 11
rifles on display along with photographs and journals from the era as well
as military vehicles and radios.
It will continue until May 1, but without the guns.
"The museum will be returning these guns to their owners because as of Dec
4th, we would be in violation of the law if we had loaned firearms that had
not undergone the background check procedure," reads the museum's website.
"Nor would we be able to return those firearms unless the owners completed
the back ground check procedure."
Included in the arsenal is an anti-tank rifle, a Johnson M1941 and a
Japanese infantry rifle, museum director Troy Luginbill told the Herald.
Luginbill said he was unable to find a work-around to the law, which
requires background checks for any sales or transfers of guns
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