Guns: Tax ammunition for school safety
I was in the Bass Pro Shop recently and looked at ammunition. I noticed that a box of 9mm bullets, 50 rounds, cost exactly the same as I paid for it in high school in the early 1990s — $10 to $15.
How is it that ammunition has totally escaped inflation? Perhaps state officials should add a 10-cents per round tax that would go to fund school security and mental health services.
I have made this suggestion to all 27 local legislators as well as Congressman Derek Kilmer but have received no substantive response, just a form letter.
Aram Westergreen, Tacoma
This story was originally published March 19, 2018 at 5:03 PM with the headline "Guns: Tax ammunition for school safety."