"For example, if someone were to buy a 50 cartridge box of ammunition, which goes for about $10, it would increase the price to $15." "We see this as a public health measure, similar to what we've done in the state of Connecticut with increasing the tax on cigarettes," Gilchrest said. In the caption of her post, Gilchrest wrote: "I’m hearing push back about the need to protect one's home... but how much ammunition does someone really need to do that?" Although the Washington Supreme Court upheld Seattle's ammunition and gun tax in 2017, that limited tax -- amounting to only $25 per firearm and about 4 cents per round of ammunition -- the majority held that the tax was acceptable because it primarily sought to raise revenue, rather than discourage gun owners from buying ammunition. If increasing the tax on ammunition can prevent just one death, it's worth it."

Source: Fox News February 05, 2019 21:06 UTC