Newport News Public Schools conducted a survey to determine desired safety measures. Changes will include metal detectors and additional officers.

Richneck Elementary School, the Virginia school where a 6-year-old allegedly shot his teacher, has reopened its doors with new safety protocols. 

Klamath Falls City Schools adopts ZeroEyes AI gun detection platform that will be layered on top of the schools’ existing security cameras.

TSA officers intercepted 6,301 firearms brought by passengers to airport security checkpoints in 2022, as of December 16.

PENNCREST School District in Crawford County, Pennsylvania has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based gun detection video analytics platform to all campuses. 

Organizations that use weapons detection technology need to determine whether their system is up to date in order to protect their communities from security threats.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has stopped over 3,000 firearms from entering passenger planes in the first six months of 2022.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints this year, establishing a 20-year record with three months remaining in the calendar year and fewer passengers traveling due to the pandemic.

Mass shootings in the U.S. have increased despite  widespread closures of schools, businesses, and many public places due to the coronavirus pandemic. There were 615 mass shootings in 2020 resulting in 521 deaths and 2,541 injuries. Compared to the previous year, there were 181 more incidents. The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, job loses, unemployment, and the economic crisis is a potential for a disaster which could lead to an increase of violence at the workplace. The recent spike in gun incidences and stolen weapons across the United States is alarming. Businesses need to take heed and increase security measures to protect their employees and staff.

Lawmakers have proposed the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, legislation that would require all guns to contain enough metal to be detected by metal detectors and X-Ray machines at checkpoints and airports.