Many Campuses Adopting Weapons Detection Technology to Prevent Gun Violence
But more than one in four participants in Campus Safety’s new weapons, metal, and gunshot detection survey say their organizations should screen for guns, knives and other threat objects but aren’t doing so.
With the recent rise in mass shootings in America and with an average of 327 people being shot in the U.S. every day, schools, institutions of higher education, and healthcare facilities are working hard to keep weapons of all kinds off their campuses. Many have adopted various types of technologies to screen for guns, knives, bombs, and other objects that could be used as weapons.
In response to this emerging trend, Campus Safety asked K-12, college, and hospital security directors, police chiefs, and other administrators responsible for safety at their organizations to participate in the inaugural Campus Safety Weapons, Metal, and Gunshot Detection Survey. More than 200 protection professionals participated and answered questions on everything from the types of systems they use, where they deploy their weapons detection technology, how often they use it, the challenges they’ve experienced with the technology and more.
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