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Firearm Tax Free Holiday, S. Carolina!!!!

If you live in the South and are considering dropping several hundred dollars on a firearm, this may be your chance to save some bucks.

Sometimes our legislature does something right... this is one of those times.

The Governor vetoed it but the legislature had the votes to overrule.

It's called the Second Amendment Recognition Act.
Tax free firearm days are the Fri. and Sat. after Thanksgiving.

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Robert Kittle
Published: November 17, 2008

Columbia, SC�Most people are probably unaware of it, but on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, handguns, rifles and shotguns will be sales tax free in South Carolina. State lawmakers passed a bill in June that includes the sales tax holiday on firearms. They called it the Second Amendment Recognition Act.

Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Greenwood, was the sponsor of the original bill. He said he got the idea after talking to the owners of a hunting outfitters shop in Clinton about the late summer sales tax holiday for back-to-school supplies and clothing. The store owners said they could use the stimulus, too. �It was to help dealers,� Rep. Pitts says. �Another point was to bring recognition to the 2nd amendment.�

Kent Parsons, manager of Barron�s Outfitters hunting and fishing store in Columbia, says the days after Thanksgiving are typically busy sales days anyway. He�s hoping that even more people than usual will be buying shotguns and rifles from his store since they�ll be sales tax free. Sales tax will still be charged on ammunition and accessories.

�It might just be enough of a savings that a bigger-ticket item they can justify this year, with economic times being pretty tough,� Parsons says. �If you save 50 or 100 dollars on something, that�s a fairly sizeable reward.�

Gov. Mark Sanford actually vetoed the bill in June, but lawmakers overrode his veto. The bill also includes a sales tax exemption for energy efficient appliances. Gov. Sanford said in his veto message, �While we support the intent underlying sales tax holidays, we are vetoing this bill because we don�t believe that sales tax holidays are an effective method of promoting energy efficiency or the Second Amendment.� He also says several studies have shown that providing a temporary sales tax holiday does not have a significant impact on consumer demand.

The potential for increased sales from the tax holiday comes as gun dealers across the country already report increased sales. Some gun enthusiasts worry that an incoming Democratic president, working with the Democratically-controlled House and Senate, could put new restrictions on gun ownership, so they�re buying now before Barack Obama takes office in January.

But gun control advocates worry that removing the sales tax will, in fact, increase sales as intended and they think it should be harder to get guns, not easier.

Re: Firearm Tax Free Holiday, S. Carolina!!!!

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Originally Posted by TLM (Post 1421769)

gun control advocates worry that removing the sales tax will, in fact, increase sales as intended and they think it should be harder to get guns, not easier.

You know what?

I pine for the day when the hammer falls and the Gun controls crack heads are FINALLY rousted from there bed in the middle of the night by jackboot thugs with full auto weapons and the only thing they have to defend themselves with is a plastic butter knife.

I long to the be that fly on the wall in the FEMA cattle car when they are replaying everything back in there mind and it dawns on them all they did was make it easier for the oppressors to haul them off to there final destination with little fear of resisitence.

Oh how I wish to see there faces right before the rifle but cracks them in there mouth.

@$$holes.........every striking one.

T

Re: Firearm Tax Free Holiday, S. Carolina!!!!

did you just write that TA good work

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Originally Posted by Twisted Avatar (Post 1422327)

You know what?

I pine for the day when the hammer falls and the Gun controls crack heads are FINALLY rousted from there bed in the middle of the night by jackboot thugs with full auto weapons and the only thing they have to defend themselves with is a plastic butter knife.

I long to the be that fly on the wall in the FEMA cattle car when they are replaying everything back in there mind and it dawns on them all they did was make it easier for there oppressors to haul then off to there final destination with little fear of resisitence.

Oh how I wish to see there faces right before the rifle but cracks them in there mouth.

@$$holes.........all of them.

T

Amen to that AND SEND that PANSIE Gov. HOME.

:36_1_28:

Re: Firearm Tax Free Holiday, S. Carolina!!!!

TA, you need to move south while you can. We're all packing down here.

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Originally Posted by TomD (Post 1422689)

TA, you need to move south while you can. We're all packing down here.

How I wish Tom.......... How I wish.

But I have interests that I cant suddenly break away From ( My Father Lives in Jersey) and I still have the ball and chain house around my neck By Time I get it squared away I expect to see the sparks starting to fly.

For whatever reason the Universe is keeping me up here ..........why I dont know ......... But the work I have to do is up this way.

T

Re: Firearm Tax Free Holiday, S. Carolina!!!!

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Originally Posted by TLM (Post 1421769)

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Robert Kittle
Published: November 17, 2008

. They called it the Second Amendment Recognition Act.

Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Greenwood, was the sponsor of the original bill. He said he got the idea after talking to the owners of a hunting outfitters shop in Clinton about the late summer sales tax holiday for back-to-school supplies and clothing. The store owners said they could use the stimulus, too. “It was to help dealers,” Rep. Pitts says. “Another point was to bring recognition to the 2nd amendment.”

Thats the kind of government stimulus I like. When they get the hell out of the way.

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But gun control advocates worry that removing the sales tax will, in fact, increase sales as intended and they think it should be harder to get guns, not easier.

Tell 'em to pound sand.

Re: Firearm Tax Free Holiday, S. Carolina!!!!

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Originally Posted by Twisted Avatar (Post 1422327)

You know what?

I pine for the day when the hammer falls and the Gun controls crack heads are FINALLY rousted from there bed in the middle of the night by jackboot thugs with full auto weapons and the only thing they have to defend themselves with is a plastic butter knife.

I long to the be that fly on the wall in the FEMA cattle car when they are replaying everything back in there mind and it dawns on them all they did was make it easier for there oppressors to haul then off to there final destination with little fear of resisitence.

Oh how I wish to see there faces right before the rifle but cracks them in there mouth.

@$$holes.........all of them.

T

Don't hold back Twist! Tell us how you really feel ! ! ! :D