The Georgia Senate passed a bill Tuesday along party lines creating a tax holiday on guns and related items. The proposed holiday would last for five days, beginning on the second Friday in October. It is set to expire in June of 2029.

The bill’s sponsor, Dallas Republican Senator Jason Anavitarte, said its intent is to encourage people to get into hunting and help control the state’s deer population. He balked at suggestions from some Democrats that the tax holiday could increase gun crime.

State Senator Colton Moore of Trenton, who represents Chattooga County along with Walker, Dade and Catoosa Counties in the Georgia Senate, said the bill did not go far enough.

“I would like to amend this bill to completely exempt firearms, gun safes and accessories 365 days a year,” he said. “It’s so ironic because this piece of legislation, it only allows the exemption right before an election, which is how convenient for politicians who want to say we stand strong for our Second Amendment rights, we’re gonna give the people a little gimme right here before election season.”