The Unexpected Truth About Surviving An Active Shooter

Explore essential strategies for surviving an active shooter event with this tactical guide. Cultivate a survival mindset, understand the options of run, hide, fight, and learn strategic actions for different scenarios. Empower yourself and contribute to community safety by being prepared. While active shooters rarely pick out specific targets, they can and do pick attractive looking targets. What makes them attractive looking is that they are easy to hit.

From bustling city streets to seemingly safe workplaces and schools, the threat of an active shooter event can arise in any location at any time. Its a sobering reality that none of us wish to face, but understanding how to survive such a harrowing situation could make all the difference. Active shooters and terrorists always attack the most vulnerable targets. They plan their attacks meticulously and over a long period of time and exploit weaknesses in security systems. They attack with surprise and their goal is to inflict the largest number of casualties as quickly as possible. With no warning, are we prepared to seek survival through these violent events? Learn how to develop a survivor mindset. In this scenario, situational awareness means paying attention to exits, cover and people. When going to a mall or market, or even during your first days of class at a new school, pay attention to the exits. Make a mental note of at least three options preferably in three different directions. They could be as obvious as a set of double doors or.

They could be as obvious as a set of double doors or.