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Tacoma adds $25 fee on each gun sold

caption: People fish from a pier in Commencement Bay, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Tacoma, Wash. Following a period of rain earlier in the week, the sun — and a little fog — made an appearance Thursday.
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People fish from a pier in Commencement Bay, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Tacoma, Wash. Following a period of rain earlier in the week, the sun — and a little fog — made an appearance Thursday.
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The City of Tacoma has imposed a fee on gun sales.

The council voted 8-0 on Tuesday night to adopt the same gun and ammunition tax that Seattle has.

The council had debated for weeks whether to add a $25 fee to each gun sold, and at least $0.02 - $0.05 for each round of ammo.

Its sponsors want to use the money for gun violence prevention, and for programs to help heal a community that's seen an uptick in homicides this year.

Gun store owners have opposed these type of taxes, which were previously in place in just Seattle and a handful of other U.S. jurisdictions.

Gun rights advocates tried to stop Seattle's tax from going into effect, but the state supreme court ruled it could remain on the books.

Tacoma's mayor says it's intended to help address some of the harm that guns can do to a community.

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