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By on site I meant they were already at their staging location, after I posted it I went back end edited to reflect my intention. You can't really have a training or demonstration exercise where they don't know its not real or someone can/will get hurt.

perhaps a demonstration is in order, and can be used as training for the SWAT team. Get with the head of security, the pastor, and the deputy and perhaps arrange for two scenarios. Both should take place in the church (out side of regular hours), the first one you have an active shooter (use blue guns, or brightly colored water guns if the blue guns are not available), and have CHL holder respond to the threat. The second is setup the same as the first, but the SWAT team who is made aware in advance, is waiting, and 100% sure this is a drill drive from their usual staging area and respond. The drill will get the SWAT team on site faster than a real call would as they are already at their staging area and waiting, but the pastor and head of security can see the difference in response times and have that burned into their memory.

Secondly ANY AGENCY, LEO, or training program that specifically mentions a policy of "shooting anyone they see with a gun" when they respond is ignorant, dangerous, and a liability. As a CHL holder responding to a threat I must identify if a potential threat is really a threat or someone who recently stopped the threat in advance of me. LEOs have this same responsibility by law, but training, policy, or rambo-isms may make them think otherwise which must be corrected.