Active shooter

because I served in the military that didn't mean I was familiar with some of the definitions. So it was nice to get a full, and comprehensive explanation on the causes of the malfunction, and their respective corrective actions. I remember on my Active Duty days we used the term "ND" for negligent discharge in the late 90's. Fast forward to the Global War on Terror it was changed to "AD", or accidental discharge. I always wondered why that was, until a Sergeant First Class one day told me "Due…

as with any location is susceptible to hazards. In addition, potential hazards which could prompt a COOP plan activation are natural (fire, flood (Louisville is in a low-lying area), technological (loss of power), or terrorist (hostile actions, active shooter, or a terrorist incident) hazards. My unit aligns with the pillars identified in the Continuity Guidance Circular (CGC 2). The first two pillar identifies leadership and staff considering staffing requirements, certifications,…

‘F’ is for Firearm. Today, teachers and professor should be allowed to carry firearms on school grounds. With the growing amount of on-campus shootings, educators should be allowed to carry a concealed firearm on campus. The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 is no longer a good idea. The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 currently makes it illegal for anyone to carry a gun in a school zone, which is on campus or within 1000 feet of a school. (Chen, 2015) These horrific tragedies are occurring…

Each of the books I read, From Trauma to Healing and From Crisis to Recovery were helpful to me in different ways. Ann Goelitz, provided an easy to read book that better prepared me for working with trauma survivors and opened my eyes to how I respond with trauma victims and how I can improve. George Doherty’s book went hand in hand with the trainings we completed in class to learn how to respond in a disaster situation. I also liked how this book discussed resilience in a deeper and more…

Methods Used There are five common methods used in America today for executions: lethal injection, firing squad, gas chamber, electrocution, and hanging. Most executions in America started off as hanging. Prior to the 1890's hanging was the most common method, followed by the electric chair and now it is mostly lethal injection. 32 states plus the federal government use lethal injection as the primary method. Lethal is a three-step process. Once the inmate is strapped down with ankle and wrist…

High profile events such as the Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora Movie Theater and countless other “active shooter” incidents have shifted the way law enforcement operates. (Morrissey, 2013) Law enforcement administrators have recognized the need for tactical medicine for its officers in certain areas of the…

graduating class of 1999. The Columbine massacre was the first major school shooting that paved the way for many other violent attacks on masses of people in the future, left a scar on the community, and allowed smarter thinking to be implemented into active shooter situations. Eric Harris, aged 18, and Dylan Klebold, aged 17, committed an act against humanity that sparked a violent uproar consisting of mass shootings. The beginning…

history”(Hauser and O’connor, 2007). The article states that, this shooting massacre occurred on April 16, 2007. On this day Seung Hui Cho, who was mentally ill, shot and killed thirty-three of the students that attended Virginia Tech University. The shooter also shot himself, according to the article. The shooting was said to have changed a lot. ABC news states, “In the year following the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the first major change to…

form of protection. According to an editorial published in 2015, it states that, “Gun advocates say [that] “campus carry legislation would enable people to protect themselves against mass shooters or sexual assault. That logic is understandable seeing as how college campuses have been targeted by mass shooters” (“Let the people”). Those who are responsible, law-abiding citizens should be given the chance to protect themselves if their lives or those of others are put in jeopardy. However,…

comes to protecting our greatest export that we as Americans have, our youth. Experts suggest having guns in school will cut the response time of these senseless tragedies to seconds, instead of minutes, and it will discourage most potential active shooters from even thinking they can have any success with their rampages.…