The 2A Tax Holiday is Almost Here for This Lucky State

Get ready gun lovers – Mississippi’s Second Amendment Tax Holiday is back!

From 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 25th until midnight on Sunday, August 27th, shoppers can purchase certain firearms, ammunition and accessories without having to pay the state’s seven-percent sales tax.

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This will be Mississippi’s fourth such weekend, thanks to a 2014 law mandating the annual event.

“It’s actually bigger for us than Black Friday,” Todd Sarotte, manager of Van’s Sporting Goods in Brandon, tells The Clarion Ledger. “It’s grown every year, and for the last two years it’s been bigger than Black Friday for us.”

If you’re unsure what’s included in sale, you can check out this handy guide, put together by the Mississippi Department of Revenue (Key: E= Eligible items, N= Non-eligible items):

Ammunition
Ammo boxes (N)
Ammunition reloading supplies and tools (N)
Bullets (E)
Gunpowder loaded into the muzzle of a firearm (E)
Shotgun Shells(E)

Archery and Firearm – Equipment and Accessories
Armguards (E)
Arrows (E)
Arrow rests (E)
Belts designed for hunting (E)
Bows and bow Accessories (E)
Bow parts (E)
Bow sights (E)
Bow string and string accessories (E)
Bow fishing accessories (E)
Choke tubes (E)
Cleaning and refinishing products (E)
Crossbows (E)
Equipment or parts specifically used for repairing archery or firearm equipment (E)
Firearm parts (E)
Hearing aids (N)
Hearing protection (E)
Holsters (E)
Quivers (E)
Releases (E)
Safety equipment that is mounted or affixed to a firearm or bow (E)
Scopes and mounts that are affixed to a firearm or bow (E)
Shafts (E)
Shooting bags and pouches (E)
Shooting rest (E)
Shooting tripod, bipod or monopod (E)
Sights (E)
Slings designed for hunting (E)
String wax (E)
Targets (E)
Trap or target throwers (E)

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Firearms
BB guns (N)
Paintball guns (N)
Pistols (E)
Revolvers (E)
Rifles (E)
Shotguns (E)
Toy guns (N)

Firearm and Archery Cases
All-purpose cases or bags (N)
Hard cases designed specifically for firearms and archery equipment (E)
Soft cases designed specifically for firearms and archery equipment (E)

General Hunting Supplies
Apparel such as safety gear, camouflage clothing, jackets, hats, gloves and thermal underwear (N)
Animal feed (N)
Animals used for hunting (N)
ATVs (N)
Backpacks (N)
Binoculars (N)
Blinds (N)
Boats and Boating Equipment (N)
Boots (N)
Cameras (N)
Camera tripod (N)
Chairs and seating (N)
Decoys (N)
Fishing equipment (bait, tackle, etc.) (N)
Game/food processing equipment (N)
Game calls (N)
Gun cabinets (N)
Gun racks (N)
Gun safes (N)
Hunting clothing (N)
Knives (N)
Nets (N)
Rain gear (N)
Scent elimination (N)
Scents and attractants (N)
Shoes (N)
Sunglasses (N)
Suppressor (E)
Taxidermy supplies and accessories (N)
Tree stands (N)
Trucks (N)
Vests (N)

Ok, now get buying!

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