What rights activists are calling a “tyranny tax” has been adopted by the Tacoma, WA city council despite heavy opposition. (Dave Workman) Anti-gun-rights politicians in Washington State have a new weapon in their effort to discourage gun ownership: a gun and ammunition tax that financially penalizes law-abiding gun owners for crimes they did not commit, […]
Could Other Newspapers Learn from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Board?
UPDATED: In what some might consider a stunningly frank editorial, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette verbally spanked Mayor Bill Peduto this week following the city’s loss in its attempt to create its own gun control laws—a reaction to last year’s tragic Tree of Life Synagogue shooting—in spite of Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act. That’s the Keystone State’s preemption […]
Tacoma, WA Council Postpones Controversial Gun Tax Vote
The Tacoma, WA city council postponed a vote on a controversial gun and ammunition tax until Nov. 12. There is huge public opposition to the tax. (Dave Workman photo) Faced with an overflow, standing-room-only audience of alarmed and energized gun owners and rights activists, the Tacoma, WA City Council has delayed a vote on a […]
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, […]
Tacoma, WA Council to Consider ‘Gun Violence Tax’ on Honest Gun Owners
Gun rights activists in Western Washington are encouraging gun owners living in and outside the city of Tacoma to attend a Tuesday evening meeting where the Tacoma City Council will hear from them on a proposal to place a special tax on the sale of guns and ammunition within city limits. The meeting begins at […]