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Governor Ron DeSantis announced a brand-new Florida Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, which will run from Monday, September 8, through Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The Governor also announced several sportsman initiatives designed to save Floridians money during the tax holiday.
The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday will suspend collection of sales tax on the retail sale of items needed for hunting, fishing, or camping in Florida’s great outdoors. It will allow Floridians to save money on supplies needed to celebrate their Second Amendment rights, including items such as:
- Ammunition
- Bows and Crossbows, as well as accessories
- Firearms including pistols, rifles, and shotguns
- Firearm accessories such as holsters, grips, sights, stocks, and cleaning kits
It will also allow Floridians to save money on supplies needed for other sportsman activities such as camping or fishing, covering items such as:
- Camping lanterns and flashlights for $30 or less
- Camping stoves, hammocks, chairs, and sleeping bags for $50 or less
- Tents for $200 or less
- Bait and tackle up to $5 if sold individually or $10 if packaged together
- Tackle bags and boxes up to $30
- Rods and Reels up to $75 if sold individually or up to $150 if sold in a set
For more information and to view lists of qualifying items, visit: FloridaRevenue.com/HuntFishCamp.
Governor DeSantis also announced that, in addition to several of our state’s shooting sports ranges being free year-round, we are also announcing that during this sales tax holiday, we will further commemorate our constitutional rights as we approach the 250th Anniversary of our Nation’s founding by providing half-priced range passes for various public ranges across the state. Those dates and locations will include:
- Sunday, October 12th (for Columbus Day) at all ranges;
- Saturday, October 25th and Saturday, December 6th at the Tenoroc Shooting Center in Lakeland and the Bay County Shooting Range in Panama City Beach; and
- Saturday, November 22nd (for Thanksgiving) and Saturday, December 20th (for Christmas) at the Triple N. Ranch Shooting Range in St. Cloud and the Palm Beach County Shooting Sports Complex in West Palm Beach.
- Florida will also celebrate America’s veterans and the freedom they have preserved for us by providing FREE range passes to all veterans at all ranges on Sunday, November 9th, in honor of Veterans Day.
Finally, Governor DeSantis announced that, in honor of America250, Florida will be offering the usual $500 “five-year Gold sportsman license” for $250—cutting those costs in honor of the founding of the republic and our constitutional right to bear arms.
Ron Desantis is a fantastic governor and man. I truly hope he has bigger aspirations and throws his hat into the next presidential or just vice president race. He has made Florida number one is so many areas. I am not a Floridian but if and when I have to move, I am heading to florida or Texas. Governor Abbot is also a solid guy. These two would be a great conservative team in my opinion. No I am not trying to start a debate here, I am simply voicing my opinion. What governor Desantis has done here is fantastic for the people of Florida and sportsman across the state.