Washington state Democrats seeking to tax citizens for the ‘privilege’ of ammunition

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Democrats in Washington state are seeking to tax citizens for the “privilege” of using ammunition in a move conservatives are blasting as the Left’s latest attack on the Second Amendment.

Citing a purported persistent health and safety threat posed by gun violence in Washington, a band of Democrats in the Evergreen State referred House Bill 2238 to the state legislature’s committee on finance on Tuesday.

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