Seattle gun tax proposal

[vandeman17]

What a joke! Not that I ever buy firearms in Seattle but now 100% sure I wouldn't if this stupid legislation is passed.

The tax, imposed on gun sellers, would be $25 on each firearm sold in the city and five cents on each round of ammunition



http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-council-president-proposing-tax-on-gun-sales/

[CAMPMEAT]

SOCIALISM is taking over more and more everyday.....................

[Netminder01]

I just listened to this interview on the way into work and got my blood boiling.

[turbo]

I just saw this on the news. Unreal idiots. They are so unbelievably stupid it blows my mind. Next is a knife tax. I HATE SEATTLE!!!

[huntnphool]

"That could fund a two-year gunshot-victim-intervention program and study at Harborview, says Fred Rivara, professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington and a core member of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. A 2014 report by the center found that individuals hospitalized with gun injuries were more likely than others to be involved in crimes, shot again or murdered."

 How is this intervention going to help the person on the receiving end of the gun, teach them how to run faster?

[grundy53]

This sucks. I have a gun shop that I really like right next to my work. :Bash:

[Igor]

Yeah, but now the criminals, murderers, and dirt-bags won't be able to afford guns or ammo, so we will all be safer !!  You guys just have to learn to think like liberals to see the brilliance of it !!!

[vandeman17]

I have been to the hospital a few times from playing sports. Maybe they need to tax those dangerous basketballs, baseballs and soccer balls and do some studies. Same logic right? 

[Bob33]

"A few opponents of Burgess said the proposals come as the interim President is running for city council re-election, and he hopes of boosting his progressive appeal."
 

[Firedogg]

So it looks like Seattle must have some extra money they want to spend on another set of lawsuits they will lose.

[Ddouble]

Outdoor Emporium can move to lynnwood yippee!

[Colville]

It may not be constitutional anyway and lead to lots of legal fees for seattle. Imagine a specific tax to contributions to PAC's, charities, social service orgs, candidates or a tax for operating a blog or community political forum.  A tax designed to thwart the access to a constitutional right is the just as illegal as the direct restriction of the right itself.  A sales tax on all products is not such a problem for firearms, but a tax designed to decrease firearm sales and thwart access to the 2A is likely to create constitutional problems.  If they can add $25 tax, why not $2500?  Waste of grandstanding time, this will cost Seattle millions to defend and solve nothing.

[JimmyHoffa]

"A few opponents of Burgess said the proposals come as the interim President is running for city council re-election, and he hopes of boosting his progressive appeal."
 

And the tax doesn't even have to pass to accomplish the bolded, just the attempt.

[addicted]

bump for making the state of New Washington... its pretty much the old WA minus seattle which is left to itself... anyone read the book 299 days?

[Stein]

The city is pretty left, where else would you see a card carrying socialist elected?  Like minimum wage, this just drives business out of city limits.  Gun shops would follow Walmart and restaurants.

It is the same thing, tax it to pay for something but the funds raised go toward something else.  The far left is off on their own little planet.