Does your house of worship (church, synagogue, temple, mosque, etc.) need an armed guard to protect members from an active shooter? This excerpt from How to Survive an Active Shooter addresses some of the issues related to protecting houses of worship from possible attacks. It is geared primarily to organizations that do not have the budget [...]
You want to know as soon as possible if they’re safe, but why should you never try to call a loved one who is in an active shooter situation? Because that could get them killed. In news stories following the tragic mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, worried parents talked [...]
Do You Know What to do in an Active Shooter Situation? How to Survive an Active Shooter 2nd Edition Now Available The motives are varied and not always known but the numbers are clear: Active shooter incidents are on the rise. Even more frightening is that attackers are using a variety of weapons: firearms, knives, [...]
On April 10, 2017, in San Bernardino, CA, a man walked into a classroom where his estranged wife was teaching and opened fire on her. He killed her and an eight-year-old student, wounded another child and then killed himself. This was not a terrorist attack, but a case of domestic violence. It did not appear [...]
Seriously, do you know what's in your wallet? If your wallet was lost or stolen, would you know what was in it so you could promptly deal with it? You may be able to quickly identify your primary credit cards and driver's license, but think about all the things we carry with us that we [...]
Parents: Take a picture of your kids every morning. Use your cell phone’s camera to snap a picture of your kids every morning. Make it part of your standard getting-ready-for-school routine. If something should happen to your child that day (if your child gets lost, is abducted or is involved in an accident), you have an up-to-date image [...]
Are you a teacher or student? Would you know what to do in an on-campus shooting situation? Mark Gordon, chief of police at Oakland University (Rochester, MI), recently spoke to the school’s professors on how to handle and survive an active shooter. According to a report by Laurel Kraus in the Oakland Post, Gordon offered [...]
If you find yourself in an active shooter situation, you have four basic action options: Flee Defend Oppose Defeat This excerpt from How to Survive an Active Shooter: What You do Before, During and After an Attack Could Save Your Life discusses the first option. How to Survive an Active Shooter is based on an [...]
Active shooter situations are becoming all too common. As the number of incidents rises, so do the chances you’ll find yourself in the middle of one. Do you know what to do? In How to Survive an Active Shooter: What You do Before, During and After an Attack Could Save Your Life, we set the [...]
The number of active shooter incidents—that is, when someone with a firearm is attempting to kill others in mass numbers—is on the rise. Knowing what to do before, during and after such an attack could save your life and the lives of others. If you find yourself in an active shooter situation, you will likely [...]
