As a member of this forum I feel obligated to instill knowledge and suggest proper behavior when discussing firearms and related security concerns.
As an FIY I am a professor at the State University of NY. Recently the administration at my particular institution distributed suggestions on what to do in an emergency situation, referencing this was being distributed given the recent tragedy at Northern Illinois University.
Their suggestions included:
1. In case of emergency, call Security
2. In case of a fire alarm, evacuate the building immediately.
3. In case of a message through the public address system, follow the
instructions without exception.
4. Sign up for the Alert System.
5. Use the college web sight
You will note (as I did) that they did not in anyway address the tragedy, how to prevent it, or even more important what to do should anyone find themselves in a confrontation with an armed individual. I will not go into the reasons or speculate as to why this occurred.
I would like to suggest to the administration that they consider having training of some sort for security (first and foremost), faculty and administration staff on what they possibly could/should do if unfortunately find themselves in this situation.
I believe this should be in the areas of tactical awareness, incident avoidance, situation diffusion and so on. In a nut shell, most of these individuals who would receive this are not aware that I am a firm proponent of the 2nd amendment and do exercise my rights. Firearm training is not an option this being a state university & there are no firearms allowed. Of course I do follow the law and do not carry where it is not allowed.
Should you have any constructive suggestions regarding what I might suggest do feel free to “shoot” away (pun intended). Please keep this positive and not a rant on universities and their restrictions.
Any specific info on schools or individuals whom offer the training you are suggesting would be appreciated.
As an FIY I am a professor at the State University of NY. Recently the administration at my particular institution distributed suggestions on what to do in an emergency situation, referencing this was being distributed given the recent tragedy at Northern Illinois University.
Their suggestions included:
1. In case of emergency, call Security
2. In case of a fire alarm, evacuate the building immediately.
3. In case of a message through the public address system, follow the
instructions without exception.
4. Sign up for the Alert System.
5. Use the college web sight
You will note (as I did) that they did not in anyway address the tragedy, how to prevent it, or even more important what to do should anyone find themselves in a confrontation with an armed individual. I will not go into the reasons or speculate as to why this occurred.
I would like to suggest to the administration that they consider having training of some sort for security (first and foremost), faculty and administration staff on what they possibly could/should do if unfortunately find themselves in this situation.
I believe this should be in the areas of tactical awareness, incident avoidance, situation diffusion and so on. In a nut shell, most of these individuals who would receive this are not aware that I am a firm proponent of the 2nd amendment and do exercise my rights. Firearm training is not an option this being a state university & there are no firearms allowed. Of course I do follow the law and do not carry where it is not allowed.
Should you have any constructive suggestions regarding what I might suggest do feel free to “shoot” away (pun intended). Please keep this positive and not a rant on universities and their restrictions.
Any specific info on schools or individuals whom offer the training you are suggesting would be appreciated.
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