A Tax-Free Holiday on firearms?

[ATDM]

Apparently, Louisiana residents will have a tax-free holiday on the firearms this weekend.

What do y'all think about that? What can we do to make it happen in our home State?

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[bizarrenormality]

How do they get around the 11% federal tax on guns and ammo?

[Dave2]

How do they get around the 11% federal tax on guns and ammo?

Maybe they just decide not to enforcement that law. Hey, if it works for the DOJ, why not them?

[chasfm11]

How do they get around the 11% federal tax on guns and ammo?

Maybe they just decide not to enforcement that law. Hey, if it works for the DOJ, why not them?

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[Right2Carry]

Apparently, Louisiana residents will have a tax-free holiday on the firearms this weekend.

What do y'all think about that? What can we do to make it happen in our home State?

http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state ... plies.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You will be lucky if Straus doesn't try to double the taxes on Guns and Ammo in Texas.

[n5wd]

How do they get around the 11% federal tax on guns and ammo?

More than likely, just state/local tax-free holiday like Texas does in August for school clothes & supplies and earlier in the year for Star-certified (energy efficiency rating) appliances.

[mikeloc]

How do they get around the 11% federal tax on guns and ammo?

That tax is paid at the factory and does not show up on the sellers invoice.

[AEA]

Typical Hidden Tax.

[OldCannon]

How do they get around the 11% federal tax on guns and ammo?

That tax is paid at the factory and does not show up on the sellers invoice.

Right. You never see that tax. It's a manufacturing tax. That's on top of the annual $2500 firearm and ammo manufacturers pay to the State Dept for ITAR fees. That's chump change for Remington, but if you assemble and sell even ONE AR-15 (or one 5.56mm cartridge) as an FFL, you will be required to cough up the ITAR fees (those are separate from the modest increased licensing fee you have to pay the ATF as a manufacturer of firearms or ammo).

[Bvhawk]

Just a thought, I believe we as Texans should be allowed to purchase firearms in the bordering 5 states and vis versa. I know of some great gun shops that I get to browse through because I'm not a resident of that state. Kinda like finding $99 mosins over the weekend and banging my head on the counter because I'm out of state. Could have ended up with one but didn't want to do anything that could be deemed sketchy.

[OldCannon]

Just a thought, I believe we as Texans should be allowed to purchase firearms in the bordering 5 states and vis versa. I know of some great gun shops that I get to browse through because I'm not a resident of that state. Kinda like finding $99 mosins over the weekend and banging my head on the counter because I'm out of state. Could have ended up with one but didn't want to do anything that could be deemed sketchy.

Well, a $99 Mosin isn't worth it, but always ask if you can buy and have it delivered to your local FFL. Sure, you pay shipping and transfer fees, but you don't pay taxes (technically).