Despite all the important fiscal and social issues confronting the state legislature, Oregon House representatives have found the time to propose a clever way to spur sales for gun-safe manufacturers. House Bill 3261 will subsidize gun-safe sales by offering a 50% credit on new steel handgun vaults.
SECTION 2. { + (1) As used in this section, ‘qualifying gun safe’ means a gun safe, or handgun vault, that is commercially available and that is made from steel and secured with a digital or dial combination locking mechanism. ‘Qualifying gun safe ‘ does not include a glass-faced cabinet.
(2) A credit against taxes otherwise imposed under ORS chapter 316 shall be allowed for the purchase of one or more qualifying gun safes during the tax year. The amount of the credit allowed under this section shall be 50 percent of the total purchase price of the qualifying gun safes, but the combined total claimed by a taxpayer in all tax years may not exceed $250.
The bill is co-sponsored by newly elected, Caddy McKeown. Somehow this feels like a frivolous bill aimed at appealing to gun owners but even the gun enthusiasts I have spoken with aren’t too impressed. I would appreciate other views on this subject
