Posted on 09/04/2009 9:59:19 PM PDT by kingattax
A law crafted with NRA input creates a '2nd amendment weekend holiday' giving shoppers a tax break on firearms and ammunition the first weekend in September. One gun-control advocate calls it absurd.
An observance of that name is underway this weekend in Louisiana, thanks to a law signed by Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal in July. It decrees that each year, on the first Friday through Sunday in September, shoppers in the Bayou State shall be exempt from paying state or local taxes on firearms, ammunition or hunting supplies.
The law was sponsored by state Sen. Robert Marionneaux Jr., who said in a statement that it will "save families money, boost retailers sales, and help our economy in this worldwide recession where every little bit helps."
For Randy Matthews, owner of the Cash-N-A-Flash pawn and gun shop in Bossier City, in the state's northwest corner, the boost to business was a nice bonus, although the pawn business is booming anyway in the recession.
What Matthews appreciated more, however, was the message the event was sending to the White House and beyond.
The law shows that government "is not just trying to attack gun rights, but trying to actually support them," he said.
That was a key goal of the National Rifle Assn., which worked with state legislators to craft the bill.
Guns sales have surged famously with the election of Barack Obama in November, as gun owners feared a curtailment of their rights under a liberal administration.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Heh Gunner....if ya run across the line to get ammo don’t forget to get Eakers peppers !!!
http://www.chickenup.com/Peter_Peppers/body_peter_peppers.htm
My My we need this in Texas.
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“thanks to a law signed by Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal in July. It decrees that each year, on the first Friday through Sunday in September, shoppers in the Bayou State shall be exempt from paying state or local taxes on firearms, ammunition or hunting supplies.”
“Last year, South Carolina approved a gun tax holiday similar to the Louisiana measure. Rachel Parsons, a spokeswoman for the NRA, said a bill to create an Oklahoma gun tax holiday is pending in that state’s Legislature.”
I have a limited wish list these days, but I might stop off at a few stores tomorrow and see what comes home with me.
This should be national. Stock up Louisiana!
Good idea!! And you don’t even have to turn in your old gun(s) to get a new one!! ;)
I love that paragraph.
Yeah, I am surprised they haven’t come up with a “money for muzzle loaders” scheme or something. :) Not that I would trade mine in or any of my firearms, for that matter.
Never give up your guns. Buy more guns and plenty of ammo.
“Buy more guns and plenty of ammo.”
Especially the ammo.... practice makes perfect, after all. ;)
Buy a reloading press, too.
...Bravo, Mr. Jindal...
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