Gun-rights group pushes back on Alabama’s ‘Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday’

Lawmakers pitch to eliminate sales tax on firearms, ammo the weekend before hunting season starts

The pitch to create a tax free holiday for gun in Alabama is getting an odd twist. Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill to lift the sales tax on firearms, ammo and hunting gear on the weekend before hunting season begins in August. The tax holiday could save consumers between 30 and 90 dollars on the purchase of a new weapon. But a Second Amendment group in the state says the bill doesn’t go far enough. The group “Bama Carry” has sent out an…

Gun-rights group pushes back on Alabama’s ‘Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday’

A proposal to create a tax-free weekend for firearms and ammunition has drawn an unexpected critic: one of Alabama’s leading gun rights organizations. BamaCarry, in an email Thursday, sharply criticized legislation that would establish a “Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday”…