For West Virginia’s gun owners, the joy turned out to be short-lived.
Just two days after the Legislature approved a one-day October tax holiday for gun purchases, Gov. Joe Manchin said he’d probably veto it.
“That gives me heartburn,” Manchin said, referring to the loss of an estimated $25,000 in potential tax revenue.
It will be interesting to see how lawmakers respond to Manchin’s disapproval. The bill passed the House of Delegates 96-2 and the Senate 25-9. It takes just a simple majority vote by each house to override a gubernatorial veto.
If legislators were truly serious when they passed the tax-holiday bill, it stands to reason they’d be equally serious about an override.
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This is an absolute stupid bill designed to appease the NRA during an election cycle. How can anyone justify this law? I agree with the governor on this one but then again, he’s not running for reelection either.
I agree fully with Gov. Manchin. I am an NRA member and Republican, however I agree fully with his analysis of the situation. I don’t think any NRA member should support this bill designed solely to put the Gov. in a bad light and gain very little for gun owners – The Govenor will support gun owners and hunters when needed – the state economic situation must be first priority given the Obama administrations hell-bent goal of killing coal and the lack of support from our WV representatives in Washington – 2 thumbs up for Gov. Manchin