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Florida Lawmakers Move to Allow Faculty to Carry Guns on College Campuses

The bill mandates threat assessments and training for armed faculty to address response gaps exposed by the 2025 FSU shooting, with 53 counties already in the Guardian Program, officials said.

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Florida college and university faculty could soon be allowed to carry guns on campus under legislation moving through the legislature. Florida lawmakers are pushing to allow college faculty to carry guns on campus. Here's the latest on the bill.State lawmakers are advancing a bill to expand the School Guardian Program to colleges and universities. The program was first created after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.The e…

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WFTX broke the news in on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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