Everett ammo, gun tax proposal modeled after Seattle, Tacoma

EVERETT — An ammunition and firearm tax in Everett could be modeled after those already implemented in Seattle and Tacoma.

At the behest of the Everett City Council, staff have been crafting an ordinance that, if passed, would add a tax to sales of ammo and guns.

“Gun violence in our society is absolutely out of control,” Council President Brenda Stonecipher said in April.

At the time, Stonecipher asked the mayor’s office to evaluate and write an ordinance that would tax ammo and guns. Her request came after a rash of shootings in the city, including one that killed Everett officer Dan Rocha in March 2022 and another that hospitalized officer Chad House in March 2023.

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