Volume 23
May 2018 Edition
Active shootings will continue. To evolve with each response, a methodology that allows for individual and fluid development is
needed to get ahead of the rising threat.
Active Shooters: An Evolving Threat
Requires an Updated Solution
Guest Editorial by Ben Aubin, Security Specialist
I. Summary
The first, shelter-in-place, a remnant of the Cold War era
intended to address chemical, biological, radiological and
nuclear (CBRN) attacks by having occupants seek shelter
within the confines of the structure currently occupied.
With an increase in active shooter incidents comes
the inevitable evolution in the shootings themselves. The second, run-hide-fight, a modernized approach
to shelter-in-place which stresses the need to:
Unfortunately, while active shooter incidents
remain fluid and dynamic the solutions and/or • Move away from immediate danger exiting the struc-
ture if possible
preventative measures appear to be stagnate.
• To seek cover or concealment if this is not possible, and
There are currently two models in wide spread use for deal- • If all else fails to employ maximum resistance to the
threat in the hopes of incapacitating the shooter
ing with active shooter scenarios.
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