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Ron DeSantis: “Florida will also celebrate America's veterans...by…”

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BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida

Published September 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 16:01

… Panama City beach range Saturday, November 22nd and Saturday, December 20th at the Shooting Range in St. Cloud and the Palm Beach County Shooting Sports Complex in West Palm Beach, Florida will also celebrate America's veterans...by providing Free range passes to all veterans at all ranges on Sunday, November 9th in honor of Veterans Day. Finally, over the past two years, we've reduced the cost of our hunting and fishing licenses through promotions. (16:01–16:17)

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Ron DeSantis

“We have been ranked number one economy in all 50 states for three years in a row by CNBC.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 02:16-02:23
“Unemployment rate has been lower than the national average for over 57 straight months.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 02:49-02:55
“We have the lowest per capita debt of any state in America that has any debt.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 04:12-04:19
“We were the only state in the country that had that [business rent] tax.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 06:14-06:14
“Broward, they haven't even had a net population increase. Their budget's up like 60% in the last four years.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 09:30-09:37
“I authorized emergency rescues. We were able to get thousands of people out of Israel and to safety and eventually fly most of them back…”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 21:25-21:36
“Sweden ended up having the lowest excess mortality of any country in Europe during the course of the pandemic.”
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“We have a triple A credit rating from all major ratings agencies.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 02:23-02:28
“Number one GDP economic growth amongst all large states.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 02:44-02:49
“We have no income tax.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 03:01-03:04
“We've run big budget surpluses.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 03:17-03:20
“We have one of the lowest state tax burdens per capita in the United States.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 04:12-04:19
“We did about $2 billion in tax relief for Florida families and businesses this past year.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 05:46-05:55
“We've done almost $10 billion since I've been governor in tax relief.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 05:54-06:02
“1.5 billion to eliminate the business rent tax.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 06:09-06:15
“The disaster supplies are just permanently tax free.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 06:39-06:43
“The big kahuna that we're working on is the property taxes. And that is not something that you can just do through the legislature with…”
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“I don't think [the prohibition on 18 to 21-year-olds purchasing long guns] was consistent with the state or federal constitution.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 08:32-43:00
“I did sign legislation making Florida joining now a majority of the 50 states for constitutional carrying.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 11:05-11:15
“We also eliminated the ability for local governments to infringe on second Amendment rights during a so called state of emergency.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 11:18-11:28
“The whole concealed carry license is not something that you need or is required in Florida.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 12:01-12:07
“This year's sales tax holiday will run from today, September 8th, until the end of the year, December 31st.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 13:43-13:53
“It covers firearms, including pistols, rifles, shotguns. It includes firearm accessories, holsters, grips, sights, stocks, cleaning kits.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 14:00-14:11
“It also allows Floridians to save on supplies needed for other sportsman activities like camping and fishing.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 14:12-14:20
“We are also announcing today that during this sales tax holiday we will further commemorate our constitutional rights...by providing half…”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 15:14-15:32
“Over the past two years, we've reduced the cost of our hunting and fishing licenses through promotions.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 16:18-16:24
“This year, in honor of America 250, we will be offering the usual $500 five year gold sportsman's license for $250.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 16:33-16:43
“We have the record golf red snapper season that I authorized earlier this year.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 17:08-17:14
“We have requested that the federal government delegate to the state of Florida management over Atlantic red snapper.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 17:24-17:33
“We've shown how it can be done in the Gulf.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 17:32-17:36
“They've been instrumental in getting that red snapper.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 26:15-26:20
“Pythons and the Everglades, huge issue. You know, we've really upped the game.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 26:25-26:31
“We did the really historic agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Army to get some of those Everglades projects…”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 28:18-28:32
“These items are tax free firearms, ammunition, accessories, bows, crossbows and accessories, bait and tackle, reels and rods, camping…”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 31:00-31:15
“I've never been in favor of mandates.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 31:50-31:53
“In Florida, when you talk about schools, we have very generous exemptions.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 31:58-32:02
“We banned vaccine passports. We made sure that colleges and universities couldn't mandate, no mandate K12, no workplace mandates and…”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 34:01-34:13
“The CDC, under Biden, they added the COVID MNRA shot to the childhood immunization schedule.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 34:23-34:31
“The surgeon general of Florida is taking away vaccine [mandates].”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 36:05-36:09
“In March of 2020, Joe Latipo said we shouldn't do lockdowns.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 36:41-36:47
“He said you shouldn't be forcing young school children to wear masks.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 36:50-36:55
“He said that schools needed to be open for in-person instruction.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 36:58-37:03
“He said you should not mandate MRNA vaxes on people.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 37:06-37:13
“The lockdowns were harmful.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 37:30-37:33
“The mass mandates on kids... were wrong.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 37:32-37:45
“Having kids locked out of school for a year, like that was wrong.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 37:44-37:48
“Britain doesn't have any mandates, Sweden doesn't have any mandates.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 38:39-38:44
“Most of the provinces in Canada don't [have mandates], Norway, Ireland, all these places.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 38:43-38:49
“The results are not dissimilar from the United States in terms of all this.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 38:48-38:56
“Those exemptions that he is fortifying in Florida law are something that a lot of parents currently are opting into.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 39:17-39:26
“They used to have shooting classes in a lot of schools.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 40:39-40:43
“The second Amendment is one [constitutionally protected right].”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 41:06-41:15
“There are so many opportunities to be able to go to a class and to learn to how to handle these, these firearms [in Florida].”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 41:52-42:03
“The legislature extinguished the right of 18 to 21 year olds to be able to purchase long guns.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 42:42-42:49
“We asked the legislature all the stuff I talked about, about preventing people from losing their jobs or vaccine passports or all of that…”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 44:29-44:40
“The legislature sunsetted [the vaccine mandate prevention laws].”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 44:40-44:44
“The legislature did not go for [the non-discrimination focus].”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 46:46-46:50
“There was a long time in this country during COVID where people were being rejected for medical care in different parts of the country…”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 48:10-48:20
“The federal VA is a massive bureaucracy, and you're not the first veteran to get caught up in that.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 52:24-52:33
“The VA bureaucracy is very impersonal, it's very distant, and it's very cumbersome.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 53:10-53:13
“This has been happening for 10, 20 years.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 53:47-53:49
“The VA indicated they want to work with Florida to maybe adopt a little bit different model.”
BREAKING NEWS: DeSantis Announces 'Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday' For Florida | Uploaded September 8, 2025 | 53:52-53:59