Washington

SMOKE and MIRRORS: The Seattle Sales Tax

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”.

NRA Sues to Stop Seattle Gun 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...