Plan to suspend sales tax on guns bought during the first weekend of October is part of a national trend.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia would suspend sales taxes on gun purchases during the first weekend of October under legislation that unanimously passed the state House of Delegates Feb. 26.
The Second Amendment Appreciation Act would mandate that the first weekend of every October become a sales tax holiday for gun purchases. The lead sponsor, Delegate Scott Varner, D-Marshall, said the holiday could actually bring in increased tax revenues, given that bargain-hunting shoppers likely will buy other things that are taxed.
“The idea is to get them in to purchase the firearm and, along with that, you get all the ancillary benefits,” he said.
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