Allowing guns on college campuses continues to divide Floridians across the state, and according to a new poll released Monday, more than half oppose campus carry legislation.
The poll, conducted by Saint Leo University, found 56 percent of Floridians were opposed to legislation to allow college students 21 and older to carry concealed weapons on all of Florida’s 12 public university campuses.
Thirty-two percent said they supported the legislation, while 12 percent said they didn’t know what the correct position was or they weren’t sure.
Democrats were more likely to oppose the legislation than Republicans, with 69 percent saying they opposed it. Only 20 percent of Democrats surveyed said they supported the measure.
Forty percent of Republicans surveyed said they opposed the legislation while a slightly higher number — 48 percent — said they would be in favor of campus carry.
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