Everything You Think You Know About An Active Shooter Situation Is Wrong

[myhightechsec]

ALICE to the rescue...

https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2017/...w-about-an-active-shooter-situation-is-wrong/

 

[churchmouse]

Not read it all yet but it is interesting so far.

 

[Thor]

Here I thought they were going to recommend going all Resident Evil on them...

 

[bwframe]

 

[gregr]

Sounds an awful lot like the European model of run, hide, call police.

 

[MCgrease08]

Sounds an awful lot like the European model of run, hide, call police.

I took it to be much more like, don't cower in place and wait to be a victim. Take action to get away from the threat.

 

[churchmouse]

I took it to be much more like, don't cower in place and wait to be a victim. Take action to get away from the threat.

That was my take but I can see where some would take it as gregr did.

 

[Cpt Caveman]

I thought alice was all purpose, load bearing, individual, carrying, equipment.

 

[Thor]

Hey, I have an ALICE pack...

 

[GIJEW]

It doesn't seem like an improvement on "run, hide, fight" and given the author's poor-mouthing armed resistance, my reaction was the same as gregr's

It's NOT a better mouse-trap. I'll give it a C-

 

[eldirector]

I don't necessarily find anything WRONG with the article. Though, if you make the acronym any longer, it will need punctuation.

The effectiveness of "Run, Hide, Fight" is the simplicity. Just like "Stop, Drop, Roll" that even my 1st grader understands and can act on.

 

[Brad69]

meh!

 

[EPeter213]

I think article and ALICE practices described are great for the 80% - 90% of unarmed individuals, and useful for the rest of us in situations where we are disarmed, or can't find a way to put a safe backstop behind the target. It's about 1000% better than shelter in place. I give it an A-

 

[OakRiver]

It was a decent article, it just expanded on the theme of "Run, Fight, Hide". The only thing that I was concerned about was the inclusion of the video from Everytown in which two signs of someone planning a mass shooting are reading gun mags and watching gun vids. Granted there were some genuine red flags in there (like the kid being bullied) but I date say that a lot of people will not be taking all of the supposed warning signs in context and instead be clutching their pearls at every gun mag thinking that each sold will inspire a school shooting.

 

[Double T]

I actually think that the current training program is decent. I believe it's Run, Hide, Fight for the medical peeps. I've watched it a couple times now, it seems decent for non-gun people and illustrates a decent starting ground regarding improvised weapons and whatnot.

 

[gregr]

That was my take but I can see where some would take it as gregr did.

Yeah. To me, anything other than draw, acquire sight picture, and let loose is kinda girlie.

 

[Thor]

The first option should be...RETURN FIRE! That running away crap is just unmanly.

( hate it when I reply to the first page and here I am on the second being second to say the same thing...)

 

[EPeter213]

The first option should be...RETURN FIRE! That running away crap is just unmanly.

( hate it when I reply to the first page and here I am on the second being second to say the same thing...)

Sounds good to me. Train every citizen in proper and safe firearm handling from an early age then issue handguns and holsters. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees. Meanwhile the procedure suggested by ALICE is much better than 'cower in place'

 

[Tanfodude]

Well, this article at the bottom caught my eye and was a better read

Sarah Fowlkes - Notorious teacher sex scandals - Pictures - CBS News

 

[JAL]

I thought alice was all purpose, load bearing, individual, carrying, equipment.

Replaced long, long ago by MOLLE, her daughter.