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Massachusetts school deploys 'shooter detection system'
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A man fires a gun in a school hallway...
...the source of the shots is identified by the Guardian Active Shooter Detection System...and police go in.
The technology, which uses infrared and acoustic sensors to detect muzzle flashes, has been adapted from a system used by the U.S. military in war zones.
And after a spate of deadly mass shootings -- including the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School -- it's now being demonstrated and marketed to schools across the country.
Shooter Detection Systems President and CEO, Christian Connors, says the goal is to speed up the police response time.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRISTIAN CONNORS, SHOOTER DETECTION SYSTEMS PRESIDENT AND CEO, SAYING:
"As the FBI report that just came out recently mentioned, it can take up to 18 minutes, 12 to 18 minutes for the police to be able to arrive. If you look at the interviews of children who have been involved in these incidents, a lot of times they say I thought it wa
...the source of the shots is identified by the Guardian Active Shooter Detection System...and police go in.
The technology, which uses infrared and acoustic sensors to detect muzzle flashes, has been adapted from a system used by the U.S. military in war zones.
And after a spate of deadly mass shootings -- including the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School -- it's now being demonstrated and marketed to schools across the country.
Shooter Detection Systems President and CEO, Christian Connors, says the goal is to speed up the police response time.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRISTIAN CONNORS, SHOOTER DETECTION SYSTEMS PRESIDENT AND CEO, SAYING:
"As the FBI report that just came out recently mentioned, it can take up to 18 minutes, 12 to 18 minutes for the police to be able to arrive. If you look at the interviews of children who have been involved in these incidents, a lot of times they say I thought it wa
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