Comments on: Campus Shooter Exercise: Conclusion http://flametoad.com/2008/campus-shooter-exercise-conclusion/ Words of wisdom from a combustable amphibian. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:54:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kyle http://flametoad.com/2008/campus-shooter-exercise-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-6184 Kyle Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:33:25 +0000 http://flametoad.com/?p=846#comment-6184 I was having this discussion with one of my detectives, who also works as security at our church on the weekends. Since it's a mega-church, it is a high-risk target, and our PD has contingency plans if we have a shooter loose in our church. Our PD has one of the best SWAT teams in the state. I've watched them in action training and a couple of real-live high risk warrants being served. We have a good deal of citizens who comprise a volunteer security force at our church. A few of them pack heat. But they are warned that if they have to use it, get rid of it (or get it out of sight) before the constabulary arrives. The model for this is the Colorado church shooting from last year, when a lady volunteer security guard at the church dropped the bad guy with her handgun. You are absolutely correct: if the threat has moved on, don't have your carry weapon out when the police get there. They will not ask nicely for you to drop it. I was having this discussion with one of my detectives, who also works as security at our church on the weekends. Since it’s a mega-church, it is a high-risk target, and our PD has contingency plans if we have a shooter loose in our church. Our PD has one of the best SWAT teams in the state. I’ve watched them in action training and a couple of real-live high risk warrants being served.

We have a good deal of citizens who comprise a volunteer security force at our church. A few of them pack heat. But they are warned that if they have to use it, get rid of it (or get it out of sight) before the constabulary arrives. The model for this is the Colorado church shooting from last year, when a lady volunteer security guard at the church dropped the bad guy with her handgun.

You are absolutely correct: if the threat has moved on, don’t have your carry weapon out when the police get there. They will not ask nicely for you to drop it.

]]> By: Mike http://flametoad.com/2008/campus-shooter-exercise-conclusion/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Mike Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:34:38 +0000 http://flametoad.com/?p=846#comment-6181 Interesting. I have to agree, I certainly wouldn't want to be staring down the wrong end of a SWAT rifle! Interesting. I have to agree, I certainly wouldn’t want to be staring down the wrong end of a SWAT rifle!

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