I don't know if it is media bias. Or just poor journalism but I have read multiple reports of the recent Seattle Gun Back giving folks a $200 Amazon gift card for turning in an "assault weapon" as "defined" by WA State Law.

Oh really? There is no definition as far as I know. I double checked. There is no definition in RCW9.41 (firearms and dangerous weapons). In fact, there is even a section for definitions where it is not. That took me about 2 minutes of online searching.

Here are a couple of links to the poorly researched articles:
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020087447_apwagunbuyback3rdldwritethru.html

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Amazon-incentive-in-Seattle-gun-buyback-program-186051842.html

They both say:

Amazon.com, which has been expanding its headquarters in Seattle, kicked in $30,000 in Amazon gift cards - $100 for each handgun, rifle or shotgun turned in, and $200 for each gun classified as an assault weapon under state law.

Ever heard of fact checking?

If they can't get this simple legal fact correct (either the definition exists under RCW or it doesn't) can we really expect them to report ANY firearms legal issues?

Now, kudos go to this journalist who actually did some research and spent the 2 minutes to give factual information: http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/01/10/news/update-firearms-collected-gun-buyback-event-will-

SPD also released details on how to distinguish between a regular gun and an assault weapon (regular guns get $100, assault weapons get $200):

"While the state doesn’t have anything on the books defining “assault weapons”, here’s what our in-house gun experts came up with for the purposes of the gun buyback: [snipped...generic Feinstein 1993 AWB definition]

Thank you West Seattle Herald for being actual journalists, doing research, and actually updating your article to reflect correct information.