It's not a ban. There's a mishmash of enhanced background checks, police notification, state databases, training requirements, a state fee, purchasing age raised to 21, secure storage requirements and this little bombshell waiving your HIPPA rights (in perpetuity, as far as I can understand it; this requirement also applies to getting a CPL):
Full text here: https://saveoursecurity.net/text-of-i-1639/ Note the heavy use of "FOR THE CHILDREN" appeals in the preamble.(1) The health care authority, mental health institutions, and other health care facilities shall, upon request of a court, ((or)) law enforcement agency, or the state, supply such relevant information as is necessary to determine the eligibility of a person to possess a ((pistol)) firearm or to be issued a concealed pistol license under RCW 9.41.070 or to purchase a pistol or semiautomatic assault rifle under RCW 9.41.090."
About the only hope I have is that the state has a requirement that initiatives limit themselves to a single subject. Several badly written initiatives were invalidated in the past due to lumping overly disparate items together. Whether background checks, training, storage requirements and HIPPA waivers are all related to gun sales will be fought out in court, but I'm not optimistic, although the inclusion of HIPPA waivers for CPLs seems like a different subject *to me.* This initiative had very deep pockets backing it, and I assume they hired fairly competent lawyers to cram as much into this thing as possible while staying within what they think the typical judge will see as a "single subject." IANAL, so my guesses are probably terrible.
I have a Marlin (Glenfield) Model 60 already, although it was bought used in a regrettable transaction since it is unreliable and maybe hopelessly worn or bubba-ed. Just to be spiteful, I want to buy at least one other "rimfire assault platform" before the election. Probably not a 10/22, since the temptation to spend a lot playing Lego with upgrade parts is not something I'm looking for.
So, what evil rimfire rifle would you buy, and why? Current production, I guess, since my used gun buying record is poor.