This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights. For a deeper dive into the topics discussed here, check out this week in gun rights at FPC. Supreme Court asks Solicitor General to weigh in on whether gun case is moot On Friday, the Supreme Court … Read more
Like Seattle, its neighbor to the north, the city of Tacoma’s city council has enacted new taxes on guns an ammunition sold there. In an 8-0 vote, the council voted to run gun retailers out of town. Wait. Our mistake. They approved levying new taxes on firearms and ammunition, ostensibly to fight “gun violence.” In … Read more
Never mind that none of these political hacks would even consider taxing any other constitutional right. Never mind that there’s zero evidence that any revenue collected from Tacoma taxing guns and ammo would make any difference in the city’s “gun violence” problem. And never mind that, if the tax is imposed, Tacoma residents will just … Read more
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