The Seattle law is based on a similar $25 gun tax that passed in Cook County, Illinois, in 2013. That’s Chicago, folks. And we all are reading each week how well the severe crackdown of gun violence is helping there.
The Seattle budget office loftily estimates the law will raise $300,000 to $500,000 a year. What they don’t estimate is how close the next city is that will not tax guns and bullets and thus will get all the business as well as the sales tax. Not real bright for Seattle.
According to Fox News:
Seattle estimates that direct medical costs from gunshot wounds totaled $17 million last year, with taxpayers picking up $12 million of the costs. The Urban Institute estimated that gun violence costs U.S. taxpayers $500 million a year. They never seem to report how many lives and property is saved by firearms.
The Seattle law also requires mandatory reporting on lost or stolen guns.
The National Rifle Association criticized the law, saying it penalizes poor residents of crime-ridden neighborhoods who have the greatest need to protect themselves. Read about it here.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, also opposes the law saying it is worthless, since criminals do not purchase guns legally.
Imposing taxes and restrictions to make the public more helpless and predators more bold is boldly bad thinking. Besides, the city isn’t going to raise tax revenue. Buyers will go elsewhere.
Dam libes at it thay don’t like guns
fire this democrat group of traitors
We need to give Washington state to Canada and lesson our liabilities.
To save money at medical facilities, just don’t treat any injured Criminals hurt during their activities!!! That will result in Lower Numbers of Criminals and Costs to the Medical Facilities. !!!
What they need to do to lower the crime rate and save the Hospital money is Don’t treat anyone injured via a group of Criminals which breaks out into a violent Act !!! Also don’t treat a Criminal who is injured while breaking into an Apartment, Car or House !!!
These actions will reduce the number of Criminals in the area, as Criminal lives are valueless to Society. Then it will save the Hospitals and Taxpayers a great deal of money and solve the problem without raising taxes !!!