Tragedy can and will strike in the smallest of towns and the largest of cities. You may remember one of the more recent shootings where a Texas Church of Christ became part of the statistic. On that cold winter day in December, there were a dozen wounded and three dead. [...]
The following content is taken from AkitaBox. You can read the full article here. All facilities face potential risks that, left unchecked, can put workers, occupants and goals of a business in jeopardy. Building managers, construction managers and their teams are responsible for securing these risks and upholding safety in [...]
This content has been duplicated from the original source: Gun Powder Magazine. Read the full article here. God forbid any of us would have to go through a live shooting situation. But in today’s world, it seems like it’s a real possibility. As I’m typing this article, some whacko just [...]
Targets of active shooters are often well-populated areas, much like those we have to visit every day. Our businesses, the schools our children attend, and even the government facilities that keep our nation running. We understand the risk of living out our daily lives with people all around us, and [...]
When you read about someone fearlessly defending themselves in a novel, what does the person look like? Our cultural bias fills in most of the details for us. In fact, most will automatically see a late-twenties, white male. But, why not a woman? No, not a woman dressed in tight [...]
When it comes to safety, most organizations strive to be proactive rather than reactive. School districts and their students are no different. Many institutions have implemented tornado, bomb threat, and within the last decade, active shooter drills. However, the idea might be good in theory, but does it work well [...]
When our toes line up against the yellow line at boot camp, or when we sign the dotted line, committing our lives to the service of something greater than one person--we all began the same way. We all went through the awkward teen phase, we all had fights with our [...]
School shootings are happening more and more often. We always think "that'll never be a part of my reality," or "I'll never need tips on how to handle a school shooting." Well, in the heat of the moment, you're not going to have time to google "what to do in [...]
Every second of every day, somewhere in the world, someone threw the first punch. Someone needed to protect themselves. And more importantly, someone wished they had some kind of easily concealed weapon to protect themselves. That's why we recommend carrying a pocket knife or other edged weapon. This is especially [...]
There are few world-wide established opportunities to find peace, acceptance, and the ability to focus on your inner well being. Places of faith are one of them, and should be protected across the globe from violence and hostility. Now, before we continue, we need to make it clear that we [...]
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