Gun regulations draw an overflow crowd to hearing

Nearly 1,000 people from law enforcement, gun rights groups, gun violence prevention groups, veterans, and Washington residents signed in to support or oppose contested firearm bills heard on Monday, Jan. 15 at the state capitol.

Hundreds lined up along the corridors of the capitol's Cherberg Building, where Senate bills are heard, and along exterior sidewalks to get into the hearing.

Packed into...