Most of what you are asking about is the current teaching of the ALLERT center. They teach the rapid entry, ignore the wounded to stop the threat response. They also teach shooting quickly to stop the threat. I don't know if they teach to shoot without saying anything, but I do agree with Texanjoker that this is highly situational. I would probably not give a warning to someone who is shooting already, but would give a warning to most who are holding the gun up but not actively shooting.tornado wrote:Can any current or former LEOs here give us their personal insight on this? Would you yourself shoot first and ask questions later, or would there be a verbal command? Does your department have policy or procedure for this with an active shooter?68blackbird wrote:I sat through a seminar about schools & active shooters, pretty good information given. One of the topics sorts touched on this. The LEO said if a civilian were to obtain or carry in an incident like this, you better not have a weapon in your hand when the cavalry arrives. When they show up, they are not there to help the victims who are already shot, they walk right past them, they are there to shoot the BG, period. If you have a gun, and they see you, you will be shot, period. There will be no "put down your weapon", "stop", ect....person with gun is shot.
I also agree that the friendly fire problem is a real problem. I strongly caution anyone who is not in a blue police uniform (or whatever is easily recognizable by the local police where the incident occurs) to holster as soon as possible after shooting the BG.