Weapons prohibited at permitted demonstration
Seattle Mun. Code § 12A.14.175
in effect12A.14.175 - Weapons prohibited at permitted demonstration
A. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly open carry a firearm or other weapon on his or her person or in a vehicle while knowingly at any permitted demonstration.
B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly open carry a firearm or other weapon while knowingly within 250 feet of the perimeter of a permitted demonstration after a duly authorized state or local law enforcement officer advises the person of the permitted demonstration and directs the person to leave until he or she no longer possesses or controls the firearm or other weapon. This subsection 12A.14.175.B does not apply to any person possessing or controlling any firearm or other weapon on private property owned or leased by that person.
C. Subsections 12A.14.175.A and 12A.14.175.B do not apply to duly authorized federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and personnel when carrying a firearm or other weapon in conformance with their employing agency's policy or to members of the armed forces of the United States or the state of Washington when carrying a firearm or other weapon in the discharge of official duty or traveling to or from official duty.
D. For purposes of this Section 12A.14.175, the following definitions apply:
1. "Permitted demonstration" means either a gathering for which a permit has been issued by a federal agency, state agency, or local government, or a gathering of 15 or more persons who are assembled for a single event at a public place that has been declared as permitted by the chief executive, sheriff, or chief of police of a local government in which the gathering occurs. A "gathering" means a demonstration, march, rally, vigil, sit-in, protest, picketing, or similar public assembly.
2. "Public place" means any site accessible to the general public for business, entertainment, or another lawful purpose. A "public place" includes, but is not limited to, the front, immediate area, or parking lot of any store, shop, restaurant, tavern, shopping center, or other place of business; any public building, its grounds, or surrounding area; or any public parking lot, street, right-of-way, sidewalk, public park, or other public grounds.
3. "Weapon" means any firearm, explosive as defined in RCW 70.74.010, or any weapon of the kind usually known as slungshot, sand club, or metal knuckles, or any knife, dagger, dirk, or other similar weapon that is capable of causing death or bodily injury and is commonly used with the intent to cause death or bodily injury.
E. Nothing in this Section 12A.14.175 applies to the lawful concealed carry of a firearm by a person who has a valid concealed pistol license.
(Ord. 126691, § 23, 2022.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT12ACRCO_SUBTITLE_ICRCO_CH12A.14WECO_12A.14.175WEPRPEDEFetched: 11/1/2026