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WATSON v. CITY OF SEATTLE

NO. 93723-1.

401 P.3d 1 (2017)

Philip WATSON, an individual; Ray Carter, an individual; Farwest Sports, Inc., d/b/a Outdoor Emporium, a Washington corporation; Precise Shooter, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; the Second Amendment Foundation, Inc., a Washington nonprofit corporation; National Rifle Association of America, Inc., a New York nonprofit association; and National Shooting Sports Foundation, a Connecticut nonprofit association, Appellants, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipality; Ed Murray, Mayor of the City of Seattle, in his official capacity; Seattle Department of Finance and Administrative Services, a department of the City of Seattle; and Glen Lee, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, in his official capacity, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed August 10, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Walter Fogg , David Benjamin Edwards , Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner Fogg & 1001 4th Ave., Ste. 3900, Seattle, WA, 98154-1051, for Appellants.

Kent Charles Meyer , Carlton W.M. Seu , Seattle City Attorney's Office, 701 5th Ave., Ste. 2050, Seattle, WA, 98104-7095, Franklin Dennis Cordell , Jeffrey Iver Tilden , Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell LLP, 1001 4th Ave., Ste. 4000, Seattle, WA, 98154-1007, William Abrams , Sarah Jackel , David Kwasniewski , Laura Edelstein , Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, 1891 Page Mill Road, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, for Respondents.

Anne Elizabeth Egeler , Gregory Kennedy Ziser , Peter B. Gonick , Washington Attorney General's Office, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of State of Washington.

Todd Christopher Hayes , Harper Hayes PLLC, 600 University St., Ste. 2420, Seattle, WA, 98101-1129, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Legislators.

Steven L. Gross , Attorney at Law, 250 Madison St., Port Townsend, WA, 98368-5738, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys.

¶ 1 This case concerns Seattle Ordinance 124833 (Ordinance), which imposes a "Firearms and Ammunition Tax" on each firearm and round of ammunition sold within the city limits. Its stated purpose is to raise revenue for public health research relating to gun violence and to fund related social programs. Two individual gun purchasers...

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