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Florida Approves $564K Pepper-Spraying Campus Drones, Critics Warn

7/29/2026

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Florida approved $564,500 for Campus Guardian Angel drones, raising state spending on the system to over $1.1 million.
Co-founder Bill King will equip four Georgia, three Florida and one Colorado school with pepper-spraying drones.
The drones fly up to 70 mph, stay airborne eight minutes and can engage a shooter in 15 seconds.
Critics including Tony Montalto and Curtis Lavarello warn the drones may miss targets and shift attention from prevention.

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Florida approved $564,500 for Campus Guardian Angel drones, raising state spending on the system to over $1.1 million.
Co-founder Bill King will equip four Georgia, three Florida and one Colorado school with pepper-spraying drones.
The drones fly up to 70 mph, stay airborne eight minutes and can engage a shooter in 15 seconds.
Critics including Tony Montalto and Curtis Lavarello warn the drones may miss targets and shift attention from prevention.