There are many people who advocate their specific point of view on who or who should not be armed to defend against or protect others from the threat of an active shooter. Regardless of if the environment to be protected is a school, a business...
Staring with the example of late December of 2019, Stockton, California had between 150 to 200 people involved in fighting at two different shopping malls. There are a host of situations and circumstances where people are attending sporting events and a fight breaks out. Sometimes those fights can be between...
Over the past couple of months, I have heard at least two stories where Federal law enforcement officials have given their professional opinions on active shootings in the United States. The officials are from very prestigious and reputable organizations and reduced their analyzed reports on active shooting cases and...
After nearly every mass shooting, many people begin to ponder what were the motives behind the killer. Why did the killer begin their deadly rampage? Was the killer motivated by some terroristic ideology that led him/her to shoot and kill others? What can we and...
This blog is meant to raise awareness of all concerned about school safety by asking questions and not to expose here any vulnerabilities a school may presently have. There are a number of components to prepare the school for an Active Shooter such as: Physical Security,...
Having been a street cop in the Reno, Nevada area for twenty-five years, I have had numerous experiences where the suspect forced or attempted to use force to evade an arrest. By the time I joined the force, I had just received my 2nd degree black belt and somewhat...
On a very busy Saturday morning, a lone gunman appeared in the parking lot of a Walmart store in El Paso, TX and using a semi-automatic rifle shot and killed twenty-two people in the span of just a few minutes. The police responded and was able to take the...
Police in El Monte, California have a case where a man impersonating a police officer stopped a woman driving her vehicle. The man ordered the woman from her vehicle and subsequently sexually assaulted her. The woman lived to eventually make a police report of the sexual assault and provide...
During June of 2019, a female college student from Utah went missing after taking a late-night Ride Share to a park. Law enforcement discovered during their investigation that the female had arranged to meet a man in person that she had met on-line. ...
Committing any one or more of these deadly errors by either a person or an organization can result in the tragic loss of life. Anyone wishing to survive an armed encounter with an Active Shooter/Assailant would do well to heed this advice and avoid...