Posted by Tina
At a time when California’s Gerry Brown is attempting to eliminate gun use for almost any purpose, including self defense through extremely restrictive gun legislation, Joe Green of South Jersey Times encourages folks in New Jersey to train citizens in what the police call, active-shooter-response. This is training that teaches how to be more aware of surroundings and possible threats and know what to do to protect yourself and others without thinking:
There’s no telling how many lives can be saved if you know just what to do, right away, when a deranged gunman starts to take aim.
That’s the point South Jersey law enforcement officials are making in the aftermath of last weekend’s mass shooting in a Nairobi, Kenya, mall. The attack for which terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility is just the latest in a long list of mass shootings worldwide over more than a decade.
While law enforcement agencies, school officials and other authorities drill their personnel on active-shooter scenarios, a guide for everyone else who might be caught up in a shooting spree isn’t as well-publicized.But it does exist. South Jersey police and other authorities recommend for civilians the same guidelines that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pushes.
Trained, vetted, and licensed armed citizens who are also trained in Active-Shooter-Response would be even better.
Oh yeah, make it a federally enforced law. Of course the military ban on personnel carrying firearms in US installations will be exempted. The last thing we want is a generally armed military trained in active shooter response.
I know…someone might recognize a threat and go military on the enemy.