Plano legislator wants tax-free holiday -- for guns and ammo

Texans love their independence -- and their guns.

Now state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, (shown here) wants to give Texans a little more of both.

He has filed the "Texas Gun Ownership Reinforcement Act," a bill to create a new tax-free holiday where consumers won't be charged taxes on guns, ammo or hunting supplies on March 2 -- Texas Independence Day.

It's also viewed as a pro-gun statement as Congress revs up debate over firearms.

But Marsha McCartney thinks it's a bad idea.

"Perhaps they should worry about how to make our community safer, rather than how to sell more guns for the gun lobby," said McCartney, a spokeswoman for the Texas chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "This is one of those silly bills that gets a lot of attention."

Anna Tinsley has this report.

But what do you think? Drop your comments below.

 

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Comments

[Kj Maguire]

Anyone who believes that Texans are safer when disarmed is just foolish. Maybe if Marsha McCartney had some courage, she would come to trust Texans and not Government.