All you need to know is here:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.171

They either need to be a permanent resident, have an alien firearm license, or a hunting license etc. (http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.175)

So, someone fresh off the boat, them having a gun to shoot anywhere is illegal unless covered under one of the options under .175

But I believe they are the ones who are committing a crime, not the person giving them a gun.

WCA and Wades let foreigners shoot all the time. Hell, i did a team building event with a bunch of folks from Sweden. Were everyone one of them breaking the law?

WCA and Wades let foreigners shoot all the time. Hell, i did a team building event with a bunch of folks from Sweden. Were everyone one of them breaking the law?

(1) A nonimmigrant alien, who is not a resident of Washington or a citizen of Canada, may carry or possess any firearm without having first obtained an alien firearm license if the nonimmigrant alien possesses:

(a) A valid passport and visa showing he or she is in the country legally;

(b) If required under federal law, an approved United States department of justice ATF-6 NIA application and permit for temporary importation of firearms and ammunition by nonimmigrant aliens; and

(c)(i) A valid hunting license issued by a state or territory of the United States; or

(ii) An invitation to participate in a trade show or sport shooting event being conducted in this state, another state, or another country that is contiguous with this state.

(2) A citizen of Canada may carry or possess any firearm so long as he or she possesses:

(a) Valid documentation as required for entry into the United States;

(b) If required under federal law, an approved United States department of justice ATF-6 NIA application and permit for temporary importation of firearms and ammunition by nonimmigrant aliens; and

(c)(i) A valid hunting license issued by a state or territory of the United States; or

(ii) An invitation to participate in a trade show or sport shooting event being conducted in this state, another state, or another country that is contiguous with this state.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.175




So the best way is for you to take that Legal visitor to a gun range and have them rent a firearm to shoot... with their valid passport from their country as ID.

It's also best for you to pay the rental fee so you can handle the firearm between you and the visitor (both from a legal and range perspective). Ranges don't like for non paying rental firearms to be handled by someone that isn't paying (renting).

You misread it. That is ONE thing you need. I highlighted the important word "and".

You need
(a) valid passport etc AND
(b) ATF stuff if importing and applicable AND
(c) a hunting license, OR an invitation to compete in a trade show or shooting event etc.

Let just make it so non US citizens cannot possess guns, does that make sense as a deterrent to terrorist activity?

Yep, lawbreakers. Swack them all alongside the head with a lutefisk lawbreaker paddle.

Followed by 100 hours of Anzac bull horn delivered indoctrination into the intricacies of 594 just for good measure.