A group of Chicago area gun dealers and owners filed a lawsuit Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court, aiming to halt a new $25 tax on every gun purchase in Cook County.
The special county tax doesn't kick in until April 1, but Chuck's Gun Shop in south suburban Riverdale -- one of the better known gun stores in the area -- is among the plaintiffs asking a judge to order the county to hold its fire. The suit says the tax is a violation of the right to bear arms.
Read the article: The Chicago Sun Times
Chicago: Gun owners, dealers sue over county tax
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