FASTER

The Colorado and Ohio Model Programs That Train Teachers to Defeat Active Shooters 0
- Juveniles & Young Adults
- June 1, 2022
Originally published on Reason.com For many years there has been debate about allowing teachers to be armed to protect students. This post describes an established training program for teachers who choose to do so in compliance with school rules. The program is FASTER—short for Faculty/Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response. Introduced in Ohio, FASTER could be
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Stop school shootings now 0
- EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, RIGHT TO ARMS
- May 16, 2019
Just two weeks ago I wrote a column for the Denver Post lamenting that 20 years after the Columbine High School shooting our children are still unprotected at government schools. I was out of the country when I heard news of the STEM shooting. I saw the headline and I instantly knew the story without
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How to save lives and win a gun 0
- EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, RIGHT TO ARMS
- March 7, 2019
While talking heads droned on about how they want to end gun violence and stop school shootings, we at the Independence Institute did what we always do. We took action. Now it’s your turn to take action by winning a new Glock pistol (5th gen) for only $25. No, really. Read on. Colorado law allows armed
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Win a gun, need I say more? Oh, and save lives.0
- EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, RIGHT TO ARMS
- November 29, 2018
We’re raffling off a gun. Read on. There is a lot of handwringing over what should be done to stop school shootings. Many politicians think disarming YOU will make schools safer. But we at Independence Institute wanted to do something that could actually save lives. So we did what we always do —we sprung into
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Must See TV: Laura on Laura 0
- EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, RIGHT TO ARMS, TV, WATCH & LISTEN
- February 28, 2018
Let’s be honest. Pretend gun-free zones aren’t safe. But if we have the will, there is a way to save the lives of teachers and students. One woman is on a mission to do just that – Laura Carno, Executive Director of our partner organizations Coloradans for Civil Liberties and FASTERColorado.com. Laura is a relentless advocate for FASTER
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Public schools hold civic duty to boost firearm training 0
- RIGHT TO ARMS, THE HILL
- July 11, 2017
Providing life-saving medical and firearms training to those on the front line in our schools, those who have volunteered to protect our school children, is the next logical step for industry executives to take. We should give our school children the same opportunity to survive an attack that we so willingly give ourselves.
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