TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis kicked off Florida's new 2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday Monday. From ammunition and guns, to fishing rods and camping supplies, the 2025 2nd Amendment sales tax holiday will run through the end of the year until December 31.

"I know there's going to be some of our residents that are going to save a pretty good chunk of change here," DeSantis said.

While the new sales tax holiday is an enticing one for gun owners, some lawmakers fought hard against this tax break, unleashing heated debate on the house and senate floors. "One by one, these students at FSU, the day right after, maybe two days after the shooting, were pleading with us not to include this in tax package," said State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando).

During debate, critics of th

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