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To make schools safer, arm trained and trusted employees
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Lessons from another school shooting
While we still don’t know all the details, it is possible to learn from early reports on a school shooting near Denver. We can look at what worked and what did not. Those who care to make schools safer will choose to copy aspects that worked. Unfortunately our recent survey shows that many school officials have chosen to ignore the life-saving lessons and leave untold thousands of children at risk.
On Friday, December 13, 2013, a lone attacker walked into Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, intent on doing great harm. He reportedly carried a shotgun with about 125 rounds of ammunition, a machete and a backpack containing three Molotov cocktails. He clearly intended to kill many people, but failed in his mission. His lone casualty was Claire Davis, a 17-year-old senior who passed away Friday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Claire’s family and friends.
Before we get into why he was unable to carry out his mission, let us look at all the things that didn’t help to stop him.
A Cautionary Tale for Concealed Handgun Licensees on Third Party Self-Defense
by Greg Ellifritz
Recently at work I responded to a chaotic situation. It started out as an “Officer in Trouble” call…the one we never want to hear. That’s the call that is saved for only the most dire situations. When a fellow cop airs that code, every other cop within 10 miles (regardless of jurisdiction) rolls out. And by “roll out,” I mean move heaven and earth to get to the scene as quickly as possible because one of his co-workers is likely getting hurt or killed.
A Sergeant from a neighboring agency put out that call last week. When the call went out I was only about a quarter of a mile away. Light up the roof. Hit the siren. Go.
I was the first backup car on scene and drove into a mess that consisted of a woman screaming “rape,” a guy wearing sweat pants with a badge in his hand, a uniformed police officer, and a man with a CCW permit holding a gun. Several of these characters were fighting on the ground in the middle of a busy four-lane road.
The uniformed cop who put out the call and I got things handled pretty quickly. No one was seriously hurt and a crisis was averted…but let me back up a little and explain how this all came about…
Introduction to Firearm Suppressors
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To the Editor: Views change on response to shootings
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The Next Gun Rights Assault
by Jeff Knox
Rights advocates around the country need to be on the lookout for an insidious new tactic being launched by Mike Bloomberg and his mercenary minions. Their latest line of attack is mental health. This actually isn’t so much a new approach as a refocusing and turbo charging of an older plan.
The strategy is to use the wide acceptance of the idea that the mentally ill should not have access to firearms, as a front for prohibiting a broad array of “normal” people from possessing guns or ammunition. As with most things, the devil is in the details. What is mental illness? Who is mentally ill? How mentally ill must one be to warrant revocation of a fundamental human right? Who makes that determination? Who is “normal,” and how “normal” do they have to be to own guns?
Tactical Training Scenario – Carjacking and Denial
by Greg Ellifritz
Place yourself in Carolyn Meadows’ shoes. It’s mid day and you are leaving a large grocery store. You get into your car and start to back out of the parking space only to be startled by a shirtless man yelling and banging on the rear of your car.
The man is blocking the car from completely leaving the parking space and if she accelerated, she would hit the man. What would you have done if you were in her position?
Read the story and watch the video here:
Victim of carjacking speaks to WLKY
Take a look at the denial and rationalization process the victim used. According to the story, she said:
“I thought maybe I’d hit him or ran over his dog. I didn’t know why he was so upset.”
She never even considered that this could be a criminal attack.