A Seattle tax on gun sales?

Mark Matassa • Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>A Seattle tax on gun sales?</h1>
                <h2><p>City Council President Tim Burgess thinks that would be a step in the right direction, and he is proposing just such a thing, reports The Seattle Times. Burgess, a former Seattle police officer and a candidate for re-election, says the tax would help pay for gun-safety education and give authorities</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mmatassa-mac-com/">Mark Matassa</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>City Council President Tim Burgess thinks that would be a step in the right direction, and he is proposing just such a thing, reports <em>The Seattle Times</em>. Burgess, a former Seattle police officer and a candidate for re-election, says <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-council-president-proposing-tax-on-gun-sales/?ref=avalancheghost.one">the tax would help pay for gun-safety education </a>and give authorities more information for tracking firearms. Opponents says it’s probably not legal.</p>
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City Council President Tim Burgess thinks that would be a step in the right direction, and he is proposing just such a thing, reports The Seattle Times. Burgess, a former Seattle police officer and a candidate for re-election, says the tax would help pay for gun-safety education and give authorities more information for tracking firearms. Opponents says it’s probably not legal.

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