Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled Monday he will again push lawmakers to allow people to openly carry guns in Florida.

“We should be an open-carry state,” DeSantis said during an appearance at G Five Feed & Outdoor in Plant City to mark the start of a sales-tax “holiday” that will provide sales-tax exemptions on guns, ammunition and fishing and camping equipment through the end of the year.

“I think we’re on record many times saying that hopefully this is the year. We’ll continue to fight for those freedoms,” DeSantis said.

Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, who was with DeSantis in Plant City, backed the effort.

The proposal has not been approved during past legislative sessions.

For example, Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, has pointed to opposition expressed by law-enforcement officers.

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