Tacoma expected to vote on gun regulation with high tax

FILE – In this Dec. 9, 2015, file photo, sales associate Mike Conway, right, shows Paul Angulo a pistol at Bullseye Sport gun shop in Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

The Wall Street Journal reports Tacoma City Council in Washington is expected to vote Tuesday on the plan that would add a $25 fee on every gun sold.

The vote would add as much as 5 cents for every bullet purchased. The goal is to reduce gun violence in the city. Opponents of the ordinance say it will put gun shops out of business.

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