Seattle passed the Firearm Tax and Ammunition Tax ordinance which imposes a $25 sales tax on retail sales of firearms, plus a per-round sales tax of two to five cents on ammunition. A city report describes this as a “gun violence tax”.
Once again, anti-gun activists in Seattle have chosen to violate the Washington State Constitution and trample upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens...
On August 10 2015, the Seattle City Council ignored Washington’s preemptive statute on gun laws and unanimously passed a five cent tax that will be applied to every bullet sold...
Counter to Washington state law, Seattle City Council President Tim Burgess has announced plans for a local ordinance that would impose new taxes on firearms and ammunition sold within city...