SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council plans to discuss a proposal on Wednesday for a new tax on gun sellers. The money collected would be used for gun violence prevention and research on how to reduce the impact of gun violence on the city and its residents.
Under the proposal to be discussed at the council’s Education and Governance Committee, gun and ammunition sellers would be charged $25 for every firearm sold in Seattle and 5 cents for every round of ammunition sold. City officials estimate the new tax would collect between $300,000 and $500,000 a year.
City Council President Tim Burgess also has proposed a new law that would require mandatory reporting of lost or stolen firearms to the Seattle Police Department.
