A Washington state judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and other gun advocates against a tax on firearms and ammunition sales in Seattle.

Seattle City Council adopted an ordinance in August establishing a tax of $25 per gun and 2 to 5 cents per round of ammunition, the Seattle Times reported. Revenue from the tax would be used to fund research into gun violence and aid victims of gun violence. As a result, critics labeled the ordinance the "gun violence tax."

NSSF along with the National Rifle Association and other gun advocates sued the city, alleging state law prevents cities from regulating firearms. The city argued the ordinance wasn't a regulation but a tax and therefore permissible.

King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson sided with the city and dismissed the lawsuit. NSSF didn't comment on the case, but the NRA pledged to appeal the ruling.

"This is not the final word," NRA spokesman Lars Dalseide told the newspaper. "We will keep fighting until all legal avenues are exhausted and the people of Seattle are free to exercise their Second Amendment rights without persecution from their elected officials."

As for the response from the city, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said NRA needs to "butt out of Seattle's efforts to enact sensible gun-safety legislation." http://bit.ly/1RGkudD

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