Summary Judgement Called For Against Seattle “Gun Poll Tax”

By Bob Owens

The plaintiffs in a case against the city of Seattle says that Washington state firearms preemption laws are clear and settled, and have asked the presiding judge to throw out the city’s attempt at backdoor gun control.

Plaintiffs in the case against Seattle’s gun sales and ammunition tax have asked the court to issue a summary judgment.

Lawyers representing the National Rifle Association, the Second Amendment Foundation, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, and local gun owners filed the motion for summary judgment with King County Superior Court on Friday. By filing the motion, the plaintiffs are arguing that the facts of the case are settled and the court should issue its decision.

They say the city’s tax is illegal since Washington state law “fully occupies and preempts the entire field of firearms regulation within the boundaries of the state.” Additionally, the plaintiffs argue, Seattle “is well aware of this restriction on its legislative power, in part because its most recent attempt to regulate firearms was emphatically struck down by the Court of Appeals.”

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Source:: Bearing Arms