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FBI to Help Train 30,000 Officers to Handle Active Shooters in Public Places

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI plans to train 30,000 officers nationwide how to handle an active shooter in schools, businesses and other public places, the USA Today reports. More than 200 agents are helping with the training, which was hatched after the 2012 Newton, Conn., school massacre. “We have found a block of training…

AG: New Strategies Needed to Respond to Active Shooter Situations

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As police increasingly respond to “active shooter” situations, Attorney General Eric Holder said new strategies must be developed to limit the death toll, CNN reports. Speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Philadelphia, Holder said mass shootings are on the rise. “Although research methods and results vary, it’s…