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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 3, 2022

New Technologies from Axon and Its Partners Can Improve Active Shooter Response

“Our core business is making TASERs, body cameras, and evidence management tools,” Axon CEO Rick Smith says. “But we have developed partnerships with companies that have complementary capabilities.”

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Articlesby Scott HyderkahnOctober 3, 2022

Tactical Doctrine and Response to Active Shooters

Active shooter response operations should flow seamlessly throughout the entire mission and be designed to end hostilities at the first opportunity. It begins with the sole responder moving to contact to finish the threat.

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Articlesby Kory FlowersOctober 3, 2022

Guest Editorial: You Must Commit Yourself to Protecting the Innocent

We cannot stand outside and let an active shooter murder children. We have to be willing to risk our lives to save theirs.

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Articlesby Mark J. FletcherSeptember 22, 2022

My Technology Can...Speed Up Response to Emergency Calls

911inform’s solution provides responding officers with precise information about the caller’s location and digital maps of the building.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2022

Uvalde County Buying Communications and Tactical Gear for Schools

Three safety initiatives were adopted by the Uvalde County Commissioners Court Monday, with the most expensive being a decision to open the bidding process for a new $300,000 communications tower.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 29, 2022

2 Phoenix Officers Wounded in Rifle Attack That Killed 2 People

The suspect walked out of a motel and began firing randomly, Phoenix Police Sgt. Vincent Cole said Monday.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJuly 22, 2022

After Uvalde: Police Undergo Active Shooter Training with Renewed Vigor

Uvalde will be recorded in the annals of police history as a "teaching moment" much in the same manner as the Columbine massacre, which everyone in the business of training law enforcement thought had changed the way in which active shooter response was to be done.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2022

Aurora Theater Massacre Survivor Marries Officer Who Responded to the Attack

After dropping off the letter at Gateway High School, Cody and Lasamoa went to lunch at Chipotle. What was supposed to be an hour lunch turned into four hours.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamJuly 18, 2022

TX Committee Report on Uvalde Mass Shooting Finds “Egregious Poor Decision Making”

The Investigating Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting provided its Interim Report 2022 to the Texas House of Representatives and reports the school district police department failed to implement and follow its own active shooter plan. The report states the committee found “systemic failures and egregious poor decision making.”

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Newsby Wayne ParhamJuly 6, 2022

ALERRT Finds 3 Missed Opportunities That Could Have Stopped Uvalde School Shooter

The report says the UPD officer “was armed with a rifle and sighted in to shoot the attacker; however, he asked his supervisor for permission to shoot. The UPD officer did not hear a response and turned to get confirmation from his supervisor. When he turned back to address the suspect, the suspect had already entered the west hall exterior door.”

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