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MS SR58

Resolution

Status

Failed

4/1/2021

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Blackwell

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges U.S. Congress to amend federal tax law to include airguns and airbows (arrow-shooting airguns) as taxable items under the Federal Wildlife Restoration Program (Pittman-Robertson Act)

  • The Pittman-Robertson Act currently taxes firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment, with revenues directed to wildlife conservation, contributing nearly $11.5 billion since 1937

  • Notes that modern airgun technology has advanced significantly beyond traditional BB and pellet guns, with new hybrid products using compressed air to fire arrows

  • Acknowledges that state regulations on airgun hunting vary widely, with most states prohibiting their use for big-game hunting entirely

  • Directs the Secretary of State to transmit the resolution to Mississippi's congressional delegation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Legislative Description

Urge U.S. Congress to enact legislation to include airguns and airbows as items taxed under the Pittman-Robertson Act.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/1/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules3/29/2021

Full Bill Text

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