Bullets as a School Necessity

Every summer, just before kids go back to school, millions of Texas families take advantage of a three-day sales tax holiday to buy clothes and shoes for the youngsters.

State Sen. Jeff Wentworth wants to do the same for hunters who need handguns, rifles, shotguns and ammunition for their annual hunting trip. The San Antonio Republican has introduced a bill that, if the Legislature approves and Gov. Rick Perry signs into law, would exempt the sale of those items from the state sales tax if purchased the last weekend of August.

I thought the point of tax-free weekend was for school costs, not for hunting hobbyists. Everything else considered fun or a vice is taxed heavily, why shouldn't bullets? And somehow I am truly doubting the idea that tax-free bullets will generate more interest in hunting. I get that this is Texas and guns are a huge part of the culture, but most people expressing and interest in hunting that cannot afford the equipment are not hung up on the cost of the bullets, but the cost of the guns, licenses, etc.