PMCI - May 2016

the room as a group of people you need to take charge and build
up a plan how to take the AS quickly whilst minimising the risk of
getting shot. Remember he’s coming to kill you, not to demand
money or any other valuables. If you don’t fight you’ll die, so
there is nothing to lose to be honest. Your tactics of how to fight
an AS will depend on your manpower/environment/equipment
available. By manpower I mean how many people are willing to
fight that you have with you. Environment; a toilet where there
are not many common objects which can be
used will be way different to a room full of
furniture, chairs and electronic equipment
which you can throw at the shooter.
Equipment means any object
that you can throw at the active shooter
causing damage, anything that you
can use to hit him and anything that
can be used to distract. Examples of
this are chairs, medium size electronic
equipment, objects with sharp edges, glass
bottles, fire extinguishers and the like.
Always try to use the element of
surprise. Remember that action is always
faster than reaction. Set up two people just
behind the corners of the door to the room
you are locked in. As soon as active shooter
gets in jump on him and try to redirect the
barrel to the previously agreed direction to
make sure if there is a negligent discharge
nobody gets shot. Try to take him down using
very basic takedown techniques like a tackle
to the legs. Remember that under the high
stress condition you’ll be left with only gross
motor skills and only the simple solutions
are going to work. Try to coordinate take
down with at least two people (if available)
throwing objects at the active shooter to
distract him. His brain won’t process all this information and
he will become confused, especially if the attacks are coming
from a few directions at the same time. Once you get him down
make sure you disarm him, search for other weapons he may be
carrying and restrain him until law enforcement/response teams
arrive.
When this is going to happen make sure you have no
firearm in your hands and obey the police/responders orders.
Remember that those guys are also on a high adrenaline rush
and they will be looking for person with a rifle. You don’t want to
get shot by the law enforcement officer who may take you for an
active shooter. Make sure you clearly state that you are a victim
and show the police your hands. Drop all the items you may
have at the time they arrive. Avoid screaming, making sudden
movements, pointing and yelling. Try to stay calm as much as
possible and proceed to the evacuation route they point out to you.
Hopefully you will never have to apply any of these, but it’s better
to be prepared for such an event which may never happen to you
than be unprepared in the middle of an active shooter incident.
For further information on the training courses
offered by EUSECA UK please do visit both www.
kravmaga-midlands.com and www.euseca.co.uk
TRAINING: ACTIVE SHOOTER
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