The Gun Lobby sues to shoot down Seattle’s new tax on firearms, ammunition purchases

Three major national gun rights groups, along with two local gun dealers, sued Monday to block and overturn the $25 local tax on firearms purchases voted unanimously by the Seattle City Council earlier this month. Using an analogy to the civil rights movement, Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, argued:  “We’re battling what amounts to a poll tax on gun owners and retailers.” AR-15, semi-automatic, magazine-fed rifle, pictured on wall of a gun store.  Its sale would be taxed $25 under new Seattle ordinance, under legal challenge from the Gun Lobby. . The Gun Lobby has put firepower behind the suit. The plaintiffs include the National Rifle Association, [...]