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MS SR58
Resolution
AI Summary
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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)
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The Pittman-Robertson Act currently taxes firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment, with revenues directed to wildlife conservation, contributing nearly $11.5 billion since 1937
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Notes that modern airgun technology has advanced significantly beyond traditional BB and pellet guns, with new hybrid products using compressed air to fire arrows
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Acknowledges that state regulations on airgun hunting vary widely, with most states prohibiting their use for big-game hunting entirely
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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