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The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips, and expert commentary for active shooter response - from setting up an outer and inner perimeter, to new breaching techniques and advanced precision rifle skills, to advice to pass to your family in the event of an off-duty active shooter encounter.
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'Active shooters' shoot blanks in unannounced school drill

Teachers at an Oregon school were shocked when two armed, masked men entered during a meeting - Full Story

News

Student charged in US mall shootings; 2 wounded

Neil Allan MacInnis faces two counts each of malicious wounding and using a firearm in the commission of a felony - Full Story

Columns

Newtown shooting: The elephant in the room Ron Avery - The PoliceOne Firearms Corner

Newtown shooting: The elephant in the room

Anti-social behavior, mental illness, and an obsession with “paying back” society for wrong doing seems to be the pattern for these active shooters - Full Story

Columns

2012 in Review: 12 lasting impressions Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

2012 in Review: 12 lasting impressions

To say that this has been a difficult year is an understatement of impossible proportion - Full Story

Exclusives

Colo. massacre: Some people are just plain evil

Colo. massacre: Some people are just plain evil

I've seen talking heads and experts try to place labels on criminals, almost as some justification for the vicious acts they committed. The reasons why people do unspeakable things aren't really relevant. - Full Story

Exclusives

Colo. massacre: Where were the superheroes?

Colo. massacre: Where were the superheroes?

As civilians look to us for answers and insight on the Aurora tragedy, let's be careful to acknowledge not only the outstanding heroism of our brothers and sisters in uniform, but also the survivors in theater nine. - Full Story

Tips

Video: First on the scene of an active shooter

When arriving to handle an active shooter, the officers who are first on the scene have certain responsibilities.... - Full Story Secure - Law Enforcement Only

Tips

Video: Active-shooter response tactics

What’s the plan in your PD for responding to an active shooter situation? Do you have a policy or procedure... - Full Story Secure - Law Enforcement Only

Videos

VTAC Sling

Doug Wyllie talks with Kyle Lamb, founder of Viking Tactics, about the VTAC Sling. This product is quickly adjustable which allows you to bring the sling into position. It is used for a variety of shotguns for both military and law enforcement officers.



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