Posted December 1, 2015 5:22 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Seattle City Council Committee Advances Legislation to Tax Gun Owners, Abuse Taxpayers

By Jeff Knox

Seattle City Council Committee Advances Legislation to Tax Gun Owners, Abuse Taxpayers
FirearmsCoalition.org
FirearmsCoalition.org

Buckeye, AZ -(AmmoLand.com)- The city of Seattle, Washington passed an ordinance this summer that imposes a $25 tax on every gun sold in the city, and 5 cents on each round of ammunition except .22 caliber and smaller, which will carry a tax of 2 cents per round.

Not only is the law senseless, it’s a huge waste of taxpayers’ money, and it’s patently illegal.

The Second Amendment Foundation, based just outside of Seattle, has already filed suit, along with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the National Rifle Association, two Seattle gun stores, and a pair of local residents to block the city’s action.

This is not the first time SAF has taken Seattle to court. Just a few years ago SAF had to sue to block an ordinance banning legal guns in city parks. They won that suit, and it is very likely that they and their co-plaintiffs will win this new one as well, because the state has a long-standing preemption law that is very clear and unequivocal.

It says that regulation of firearms is the exclusive …Read the Rest

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