Despite our best efforts to prevent it, gun violence is rampant worldwide. It’s not just an American problem or a problem limited to certain parts of our cities. No business, school, or government office is ever truly immune from the risk of a violent ambush. The only thing we can do is create emergency preparedness policies and pray that they’re effective when the time comes. Is there anything more we can do to protect our employees and customers?

Despite our efforts to prevent it, the specter of gun violence continues to haunt businesses, schools, and government offices throughout the USA. Many incidents involve a disgruntled employee seeking revenge against a supervisor or other employees, but many of the attacks take place at locations that attackers seemingly choose at random. The only thing that all of these incidents seem to have in common is that they involve highly motivated individuals planning quick and violent ambushes that often claim dozens of victims in a matter of minutes (or even seconds).