Seattle Hit With Lawsuit After Mayor Signs Illegal Gun & Ammo Tax Into Law

By Bob Owens

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) warned Seattle Mayor Ed Murray last week that if he signed the city council’s “gun violence tax” into law, that Seattle;s citizens would have to pay to defend the law in court.

Well, Murray unwisely signed the bill into law on Friday, and the city was slapped with lawsuit today:

Gun rights and firearms industry organizations teamed up today against the City of Seattle‘s new gun and ammunition tax by joining in a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Ed Murray, who signed the new tax into law Friday.

Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and National Shooting Sports Foundation, joined by two of the city’s firearms retailers – Outdoor Emporium and Precise Shooter LLC – and two private citizens, filed their lawsuit in King County Superior Court.

Representing the plaintiffs are attorneys Steven W. Fogg and David B. Edwards with Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner Fogg & Moore. Fogg represented SAF, NRA and other groups in a successful 2009 lawsuit against Seattle which also forced the city to comply with the state preemption act.

Some see this new case as almost …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms