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When Is Your Enterprise Liable for Outsider Violence on Campus?

October 8, 2013

While the terminology varies somewhat, businesses may anticipate three categories of individuals entering their premises: guests, invitees, and trespassers.

Poll: Mental Health System Blamed for Mass Shootings

September 20, 2013

Forty-eight percent of Americans blame the mental health system “a great deal” for mass shootings in the U.S., unchanged from January 2011, according to a new Gallup poll.

BREAKING: Navy Yard Shooting Suspect Dead

September 16, 2013

One suspect is dead after a shooting at the Washington D.C. Navy Yard, according to CNN. Conflicting reports have emerged about whether the suspect worked alone, but multiple people were killed in the Monday morning shooting.

Georgia School Considering Keeping Police Rifles in School Office

September 5, 2013

A school system in northern Georgia is considering a proposal that would allow district police to store rifles in school offices in case they’re needed to defend students in a school shooting, Fox News reports.

Vancouver Reviews School Access Control after Newtown

June 12, 2013

Locking all exterior doors, even excepting the main entrance, is a bad move from a first responder standpoint, says the Vancouver report.

How GTRI Practices Could Protect Schools from Violence

Bernard Scaglione

June 11, 2013

As all security experts know, one of the basic principles utilized in securing buildings or institutions is controlling access onto the property and into building by using basic security measures such as security officers, fencing, bars on windows or electronic access control systems.

Texas School Safety Training Act Would Provide Active-Shooter Response Training

Teachers with a Concealed Handgun License could receive voluntary training on how to respond to an active shooter, including accuracy with a firearm under duress.

May 22, 2013

The Act is now awaiting a signature from Gov. Perry before teachers with their CHL can receive active shooter response training, including marksmanship under duress.

Colorado Governor Signs Tough Gun Control Laws

March 20, 2013

Limits on magazine sizes and mandatory background checks are the key pillars of today's legislation, signed by Governor John Hickenlooper.

School Evaluates Active Shooter Simulations with Video Surveillance

February 20, 2013

Following the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last December, many education officials are looking to implement stronger security protocols, especially where active shooter incidents are concerned.

Complete Risk Assessment Includes Active Shooter Scenarios

February 19, 2013

Unfortunately, the makings of an active shooter situation arise almost every day. Just weeks ago, for example, a 16-year-old student from Dysart High School of El Mirage, Ariz., was arrested for carrying a loaded .25-caliber handgun to school and for making threats to a 14-year-old student, according to a report from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.