Gun ownership tax

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House Bill 1386 would add an 11% excise tax on firearms, firearm parts, and ammunition—an excessive and unjust financial penalty on law-abiding gun owners. By targeting those who exercise their Second Amendment rights, this bill makes self-defense, hunting, and shooting sports more expensive, disproportionately affecting responsible citizens.

This tax does nothing to stop crime. Criminals don’t buy their guns legally, but this bill punishes those who do. Instead of addressing the root causes of violence, HB 1386 treats lawful gun owners as the problem, pushing firearm ownership further out of reach for low-income Washingtonians.

Washington already has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Similar taxes in places like Seattle have failed to reduce gun violence, yet HB 1386 imposes a statewide burden without any proof that it will improve public safety.

A tax on a constitutional right is not just a bad policy but an infringement. HB 1386 would punish responsible gun owners while doing nothing to deter criminals. Washingtonians deserve real solutions to crime, not more taxes on their freedoms.

House Bill 1386 would add an 11% excise tax on firearms, firearm parts, and ammunition—an excessive and unjust financial penalty on law-abiding gun owners. By targeting those who exercise their Second Amendment rights, this bill makes self-defense, hunting, and shooting sports more expensive, disproportionately affecting responsible citizens.

This tax does nothing to stop crime. Criminals don’t buy their guns legally, but this bill punishes those who do. Instead of addressing the root causes of violence, HB 1386 treats lawful gun owners as the problem, pushing firearm ownership further out of reach for low-income Washingtonians.

Washington already has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Similar taxes in places like Seattle have failed to reduce gun violence, yet HB 1386 imposes a statewide burden without any proof that it will improve public safety.

A tax on a constitutional right is not just a bad policy but an infringement. HB 1386 would punish responsible gun owners while doing nothing to deter criminals. Washingtonians deserve real solutions to crime, not more taxes on their freedoms.

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    by bdeweese, about 2 months ago

    If we agree that licensing drivers for public safety, let's require licenses for gun owners. Just as most drivers are law-abiding, safe drivers, most gun owners are as well. I say tax guns and license guns for the good of the community

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    by conres, about 2 months ago
    There is an element of concern with all the registration, paperwork, costs and limitations on law abiding citizens concealed carry. We go through plenty of checks and verification with our local police each time we renew our CC and the great part is they know us personally which is even better as far as who applies for CC. The costs and burden of the proposal only limits the law abiding citizen. Clearly the criminals are not going to be effected by any of this.

    As far as all the registry of everything goes this is a potential for the criminals... Continue reading

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