NSSF Threatens Costly Lawsuit If Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Approves Gun & Ammo Taxes

By Bob Owens

No one has ever unjustly accused Seattle’s liberal government of using their brains when emotions were available, and that inability to act intelligently is likely going to lead to the city into a costly lawsuit if Mayor Ed Murray signs in law a “gun violence tax” that clearly runs afoul of state preemption laws.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, says it intends to file a lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s recently approved sales tax of $25 on each firearm sold and five cents for each round of ammunition (two cents for .22 caliber).

NSSF and other pro-gun groups fought the legislation, labeled a “gun violence tax,” but the City Council nevertheless approved the ordinance on August 10. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has indicated support for the measure. NSSF today sent the mayor a letter urging him to veto the unlawful tax and letting him know that if the law was enacted “NSSF will have no alternative but to file a lawsuit” against the City to invalidate this unlawful regulation of the lawful sale of firearms and ammunition on the grounds that it violates Washington state’s preemption …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms