From the Orlando Sentinel: A bill allowing professors and staff at Florida’s universities and colleges to train as “guardians” and carry guns on campus was approved by the Legislature on Thursday as an effort to increase safety. The bill (HB 757) expands the K-12 guardian program created after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 that left 17 people dead. Republican lawmakers pushed its expansion to the state’s postsecondary institutions after the shooting at Florida State University last April that left two dead.
The House approved the final bill 88-20 on Thursday, just one day after the Senate passed the measure. It will now head to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has already signaled his support. His December budget proposal included $6 million to implement the program at the state’s 12 universities and 28 colleges. The program would be optional for schools, and the college or university president would appoint the guardian. Guardians would need hours of firearms training before they could carry guns on their campuses...
Full story at https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/03/12/florida-approves-guardian-program-expansion-for-colleges-universities/.
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