I looked on the AG web site and no opinions on firearm related stuff for 2014-2015. I think their opinions are required to be public IIRC.

But the DOJ/ATF would have standing to ask the WA AG.

I looked at the ATF site too and didn't see anything, although they do occasionally publish their press releases after they have already started enforcing new rules. The 7N6 ban was enforced for several weeks before the press release was issued.

Anything is speculation at this point, it could just be one agent decided to interpret the law on his own... or the whole thing could have been done in error.

Yes, but remember - BATFE is really only concerned with federal law, while at the same time trying not to step on the states' toes by respecting their more restrictive laws on firearms. So for BATFE to have approved so many WA Form 1 SBRs already, only to now disapprove them en masse, someone with some standing/say-so must have weighed in. Either that or this Ted Clutter fellow is a rogue federal agent acting on his own misguided interpretation of a state law.

Correct. I'm beginning to think either it's a big mistake or Ted had a bit too much to drink last night and went off the reservation.

There's no way they would start rejecting SBRs after approving them for so long...especially considering that the wording issue probably wouldn't standing up a legal challenge.

With WA's laws regarding open records I seriously doubt it. A quick check of he AG's 2015 Opinions shows nothing of the sort. Even nothing in 2014.

Speculation, not much more.

Maybe Ted caught his wife blowing his best friend and he decided if his day was ruined he was going to ruin everyone else`s day and now he is taking today off to contact a divorce lawyer.

What is troubling is why he CHANGED stance, knowing that he personally approved some as late as Sunday 5/24?

I am thinking Ted may be on his way out.. Personal act of sabotage as a last hurrah. Blanket deny a LARGE number of applications, then take the next day off?

This is what I am imagining happening last night.

He did? What a no-talent ass clown! If that's true, then it really does sound like he went off the reservation.

Yup:

Mine is still pending from 5/4 as well.

I suspect he could only "batch" deny so many forms. I'm betting there will be additional rounds of rejections.

We're others in other states denied or was this all just for Washington state residents I have no way to find out. Looks like I'm going to stay with the sig brace until the state fixes their law.

So this is interesting. What the heck?? Are they going to come knock on your door if yours got approved and ask you to hand over your SBRs. If not, then the rejections are arbitrary and won't hold up to scrutiny. Something is odd here. This can't be at the discretion of the ATF.

I suspect WA only since it specifically mentions our state law.

I'll just un pin the upper from the lower. What SBR?