Tacoma Guns & Ammo Tax Is All About Punishing Legal Gun Owners

By Cam Edwards

AP Photo/Alan Diaz

The Tacoma City Council moved one step closer towards imposing a tax on firearm and ammunition sales in the city this week when council members heard public comment in advance of a vote on the measure. While the chief backer of the proposal is billing it as a public safety measure and swears it’s not about hurting legal gun owners or sellers, gun store owners say it’s more likely to drive them out of business than it is to lower violent crime.

“They’re throwing me away,” said Dan Davies.

Davies and his wife have owned Mary’s Pistols for about 15 years. He says when they opened their shop, Tacoma was in need of a family owned gun store.

“People like the idea of me and my wife taking care of their firearms needs and treating them like people,” said Davies.

Davies says if the gun tax passes, it will put him out of business.

“They’re hurting my family; they’re hurting my friends. This store is a lot of glue that holds a lot of people together and throwing it away, no matter what you’re view on firearms, is a really bad move,” he said.

Council member Ryan Mello, meanwhile, says he …Read the Rest

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