Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills in Schools Could Be Traumatic for Students
Close to all public schools in the U.S. conducted some kind of lockdown drill in 2015-2016, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Keep Reading
Nearly Half of Americans Worried About Falling Victim to Mass Shooting or Terrorism
At the same time, 55% are "not too" or "not at all" worried that they or a family member would be a victim of a mass shooting. Keep Reading
Texas Department of Public Safety Warns of a Potential Mass Shooting During Joker Film Premiere
The Fort Sill CID Office, outside Lawton, Oklahoma, claimed it received an intelligence bulletin involving a credible potential mass shooting. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Why a ‘Bulletproof’ Backpack Isn’t the Answer to Protect Kids from Active Shooters
Active shooters are well aware of the concerns you have. Active shooters understand security deficiencies and how to exploit them. Keep Reading
Odessa-Midland Shooter Called FBI Tip Line Minutes Before Rampage: ‘He Was on a Long Spiral Down’
FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs said the shooter, Seth Aaron Ator, rambled on about his “perceived life’s tragedies” in the tipline call. Keep Reading
U.S. Now Has an Active Shooter Nearly Every Two Weeks, FBI Says After Texas Killing Spree
Rep. Tom Craddick (R-Texas) told the Midland Reporter-Telegram that shooter Seth Ator had previously failed a background check. Keep Reading
Florida Teacher on Leave After Telling Students He’d ‘Be the Best School Shooter’
Parents of students at Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Fla., were alerted a teacher was placed under a risk protection order (RPO) Wednesday. Keep Reading
Hotel Cook Arrested for Threatening to ‘Shoot Up’ Marriott in Long Beach
Rodolfo Montoya, 37, who works as a cook at the hotel, was taken into custody after another employee alerted authorities about the alleged threat. Keep Reading
Tennessee Man Arrested for Threat to ‘Shoot Up’ to D.C. Planned Parenthood Facility
He allegedly threatened intel officials tracking online threats with "ricin, a bomb, or .308 -- whatever it takes, then end result will be the same." Keep Reading
There Could Have Been 3 More Mass Shootings If These Men Weren’t Stopped, Authorities Say
In Connecticut, 22-year-old Brandon Wagshol was arrested after authorities said he had expressed interest in committing a mass shooting on Facebook. Keep Reading
