Posted on 08/24/2015 3:38:48 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Three gun rights groups, including the National Rifle Association, sued the city of Seattle on Monday over its adoption of a so-called "gun violence tax," a tax on firearms and ammunition designed to help offset the financial toll of gun violence.
The complaint was filed Monday in King County Superior Court by the NRA, the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, along with two gun owners and two gun shops. It called the tax legally unenforceable because Washington state prohibits local governments from adopting laws related to firearms unless those local ordinances are specifically authorized by the state.
"The ordinance serves only as a piece of propaganda, because the ordinance's mandates are legally unenforceable," the lawsuit said. "The state of Washington has the exclusive right to regulate the sale of firearms in Washington, and cities may not enact local laws or regulations related to the sale of firearms."
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There's another argument about the absurdity of the law.
It's like proposing a tax on every motor vehicle to finance the public cost created by DUIs, unlicensed drivers carjackers, car thieves and illegal aliens...
Just like the model tax imposed on the "Take Over" morons for hundreds of millions of damage in recent history...
wait...
What happened?
Has anyone identified the MENSA reject who proposed this absurdity?
I don't care if he/she/it is mentally disabled and protected by the ADA Laws.
“Evidently the Councilcritters in L. A. didnt get that message when they banned possession of over 10 round mags.”
They are being taken to court on that.
Why is NRA suing? Why is the state not suing?
Does NRA have standing?
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