Seattle Police Department data shows homicide is up 42 percent over last year as of July 8, and that doesn’t count the two victims earlier this week, the most recent being a man who died following a double shooting Tuesday night in the city’s Central District. That followed another fatal shooting the night before, also […]
Tacoma, WA Council to Vote on Gun, Ammo Tax Tuesday
Second Amendment activists are putting up strong opposition to a proposed gun and ammunition tax in Tacoma, WA. (Dave Workman photo) Western Washington Second Amendment activists are preparing for another round with the Tacoma City Council Tuesday, when that municipal body is scheduled to hear a final reading of a proposed ordinance creating a special […]
Gun Owners Tell Tacoma Officials: Proposed Gun Tax a Bad Idea
Alarmed by a proposed “gun violence tax” in the city of Tacoma, Wash., several gun owners and Second Amendment activists spoke to the city council this week, and the message was clear: Don’t do it. The issue is being discussed on Facebook. Their sentiments may have been best summed up by Tacoma resident Clinton Stewart, […]
Tale of Two Taxes Shows Seattle’s Reluctance to Admit Failure
The City of Seattle is boasting about the better-than-expected success of its special beverage tax on sugary drinks, a stark contrast to the city’s reluctance to admit that another of its tax schemes – on guns and ammunition – was and remains an abject failure that required a lawsuit to force public disclosure. According to […]