The Seattle City Council gave its unanimous approval Monday afternoon to a plan that slaps a $25 tax on each gun sale and 5 cents on each bullet sold in the city limits. The proposal, introduced last month by Council President Tim Burgess, is billed as the city’s solution to the $17 million in medical costs from 253 gunshot victims at Harborview Medical Center last year, which Seattle underwrites with public funds. Burgess said, “city government can and must pursue innovative gun safety measures that save lives and save money." “As it has in other areas of policy, Seattle can lead the way in local solutions.” The tax, which would amount to $25 on each modern firearm and five cents on each round of ammunition larger than .22 caliber, is expected to skim as much as a $500,000 per year from the wallets of gun owners who purchase products at one of the city’s two dozen gun shops. A reduced levee of two cents for rounds of .22 caliber and smaller is also part of the package. http://bit.ly/1NdFXr0 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by O&O Story Selection using http://wochit.com
8/13/15
Seattle Passes Mandatory ‘Gun Violence Tax’ On Firearm, Ammo Sales
The Seattle City Council gave its unanimous approval Monday afternoon to a plan that slaps a $25 tax on each gun sale and 5 cents on each bullet sold in the city limits. The proposal, introduced last month by Council President Tim Burgess, is billed as the city’s solution to the $17 million in medical costs from 253 gunshot victims at Harborview Medical Center last year, which Seattle underwrites with public funds. Burgess said, “city government can and must pursue innovative gun safety measures that save lives and save money." “As it has in other areas of policy, Seattle can lead the way in local solutions.” The tax, which would amount to $25 on each modern firearm and five cents on each round of ammunition larger than .22 caliber, is expected to skim as much as a $500,000 per year from the wallets of gun owners who purchase products at one of the city’s two dozen gun shops. A reduced levee of two cents for rounds of .22 caliber and smaller is also part of the package. http://bit.ly/1NdFXr0 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by O&O Story Selection using http://wochit.com
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