It’s About Prevention

LRAD 950RXL

Remotely Operated Security & Response System*

Someday we might get around to some form of rational gun control.

But since that day is unlikely to arrive soon we need to do a better job at preventing “active shooters” from slaughtering our children.

Making teachers responsible for taking down a shooter makes little sense to me for several reasons. First, the more bullets ricocheting around a classroom or hallway the more likely it becomes that innocent students and teachers become “collateral damage” during the fusillade. Second, how will the first responders determine which gun-totin’ shooter is the bad guy? How likely is it that a “good guy with a gun” becomes another “dead good guy with a gun”?

It makes more sense to make the active shooter an “outside the building guy with a gun”. In other words, make him leave the building. Then first responders can deal with him.

One method to make that happen is to provide every school building with several, remotely controlled, Active Denial Acoustic Devices that project pain-inducing "deterrent" tones directly at the active shooter to force him to vacate the building.

These systems might disorient an active shooter long enough so that arriving first responders are able to neutralize him and hopefully minimize the threat to our children and teachers.

*LRAD 950RXL

Remotely Operated Security & Response System

Photo above, shows a current version. A variant of the system could be designed for use in schools and other public buildings.

Do not forsake me, oh, my darling - Tex Ritter original soundtrack High Noon - 1952

Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liiberty Valance - 1962