No College Has Opted In to Florida’s Armed Guardian Program
The law requires 144 hours of training and background checks, but every public college has declined to join the armed campus guardian program.
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Florida’s new armed professors law has zero takers so far
Second Amendment group says law doesn’t go far enough in protecting individuals’ right to carry A Florida law that allows trained university employees to carry guns on campus does not have any participants yet – a fact that prompted criticism this week from both sides of the Second Amendment debate. The Florida Moms Demand Action, […]
No College Has Opted In to Florida’s Armed Guardian Program
No College Has Opted In to Florida’s Armed Guardian Program kathryn.palmer… Tue, 10/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer No College Has Opted In to Florida’s Armed Guardian Program kathryn.palmer… Tue, 10/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
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Orlando WeeklyFlorida lawmakers passed a bill expanding the armed guardian program to colleges — but none have yet
No Florida college or university has yet to opt in on a new law that allows staff to act as armed guards, a coalition of gun safety groups assert — leading them to question whether state lawmakers are out of touch on the issue. The Legislature passed HB 757 during the 2026 regular legislative session. It […]
Florida passed a bill allowing college staff to carry guns — but not a single school has implemented the program
No Florida college or university has yet to opt in on a new law that allows staff to act as armed guards, a coalition of gun safety groups assert — leading them to question whether state lawmakers are out of touch on the issue. The Legislature passed HB 757 during the 2026 regular legislative session. It […]
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