Talk:Active shooter training

something feels wrong here
I'm not a Wikipedia editor and don't know the terminology, so don't know how to classify this or where to report it, but #Police responses feels out of Wikipedia style and problematic — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.21.231.30 (talk) 15:28, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Tags on page
In reading this, its clear that someone with a vested professional interest in promoting active shooter training wrote the article. There are no clear alternative perspectives being acknowledged and the author is writing as if these trainings are "normal" and "necessary" -- which is in fact a bizarre perspective that does not reflect the global reality that these trainings are only a reaction to the unusually high instance of gun shootings in the United States. Sadads (talk) 15:14, 16 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi, I am actually the author of this article, and I found all of the recent data incredibly interesting. All of the information I provided and learned about it becoming necessary was from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, and other authoritative sources.  The government agencies are the ones who I quoted as saying that active shooter training is becoming necessary for civilians as well as first responders.  Being new to wikipedia, I wanted to write interesting articles about events which will help keep people up to date on the world.  However, I do see your point that most of the data is American-derived and therefore wouldn't likely apply to other countries (although other countries do also have active shootings, per the active shooter wikipedia page).  Do you think I should make a new page addressing the issue in other countries, or should I make a new section in this article defining the differences amongst countries, etc?  Feedback would be appreciated.  Thanks! Stayuptodate (talk) 02:53, 18 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Okay, I studied some other wikipedia pages for guidance and re-read the notations left for me, and I saw the problem with the article. I have now added another POV for neutrality (the entire "controversy" section is new).  I also made sure to notate "The United States" so as to not assume a viewpoint of global applicability.  I think I've fixed all the issues and will now go ahead and delete the flags on the top of the page.  If I've left anything else out or done anything else incorrectly, feedback is appreciated!  Thanks!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stayuptodate (talk • contribs) 19:58, 18 September 2019 (UTC)

Editing this page
I'm a college student considering editing this page for an assignment. I am planning on adding in some studies that have taken place in the past that deal with the trainings that have been put in place to protect students from active shooters and how effective different tactics are. Would any one be willing to double check my edits when they are done? Hinrichs23 (talk) 18:29, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Senior Seminar
— Assignment last updated by Acsieling (talk) 18:24, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

how prevalent, where?
I can't find readily available reliable sources for this myself, but it might be useful to touch upon how common/prevalent these trainings are and where they are being used. I can only find examples in the United States, so I'm presuming that is the only location where they are prevalent - but this might be because the media pays more attention there. effeietsanders 18:21, 24 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Is it possible that, because of the uncontrolled right to arm bears, active shooter training is only needed in the US? Most countries take the obvious step of controlling arms properly. I would suggest that these 'trainings' are only needed in the US because of the prevalence of arms in society. - Roxy the dog 18:39, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * This may very well be true, but I would be cautious to conclude this on my own given that I don't actually know all countries' situations. If someone has a reliable source discussing this, that might be helpful! effeietsanders 23:16, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Globalise tag
Again, the page has had the globalise tag added by someone who is evidently unaware that active shooter training is considered extremely unusual to anyone outside the US. Whilst organisations may train for lockdowns, they do not conduct large scale training for active shooter scenarios, as this is such a rare event that doesn't make sense, except in one country. This is an American phenomenon, and it doesn't need globalisation. Hence, the tag is being removed. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 06:41, 2 July 2023 (UTC)