Guide to Mississippi Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday: Dates, Eligibility, and Guidelines

The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday is a temporary period when sales taxes are not collected on specific products.
The 2025 Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend Holiday is from Friday, August 29, 2025, to Sunday, August 31, 2025.
Sales tax is not due on firearms, ammunition, and certain hunting supplies during the holiday.
Hunting supplies include archery equipment, firearm and archery cases, accessories, hearing protection, holsters, belts, and slings.
General hunting supplies and animals used for hunting are not exempt.
The holiday applies to consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies statewide.
Non-eligible items in bundled transactions must be itemized and taxed separately.
Layaway sales of eligible items do not qualify for the holiday.
Mail-order, telephone, and internet sales are tax-exempt if ordered and paid for during the holiday with immediate shipment.
Refunds and exchanges: Sales tax applies to new items purchased with credit from returned eligible items after the holiday.
Exchanges for the same item in a different size or color after the holiday are not taxed.

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