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This is training where we come to your facility to train your team by using equipment that fires .50 caliber rubber balls that will sting those who are hit just a bit, but will not damage drywall or glass. They are purple and made of soft rubber. They are easy to find after they have been shot and so normally there are not any lying around your facility after we leave.
This type of training has proven valuable for law enforcement and continues to be done across the country. The difference is they use projectiles that penetrate drywall and skin!
We fire these rubber balls in handguns that would be very similar to the weapons you might use on your safety team. They have a seven round magazine capacity and are semi- automatic. The projectiles have a muzzle velocity of 220 fps.
The value of this training is that this will simulate as much as possible what happens physiologically and mentally in a crisis situation. Your safety team members will experience what it is like to make rapid decisions under the stresses of having an active shooter in your building. At the close of this training, a debriefing will take place where the insight gained from the experience is shared among the team. We have found that this has been a great “bonding time” for the team members. It has also been useful to encourage the need for furthering the needed skills in de-escalation procedures and firearm proficiency.
Here is all that is needed for us to bring this awesome training to you:
- Prepare your safety team. They should spend some time in firearms training as a group for the full advantage to be made of the force on force training. (We offer firearms training at our range and suggest you take part in that training first).
- Recruit a group of people to be role players. They should be adults or very mature teenagers. Their roles will range from sitting in a chair or lying on the floor to being a runner through the facility or being the active shooter. You will need around ten role players. We have found that nearly everyone who has been a role player has offered to do it again! In the end, it becomes a lot of fun!
- This training can be done for most groups in three hours. You will find it as time and money well spent!
- Get in touch with me to set up and appointment for your training.
Building preparation and expectations:
- We are using low impact paintball pistols that fire a .50 caliber soft rubber ball.
- They are not likely to damage drywall or glass. You might want to take pictures down or cover them. I would recommend that you cover TV screens with a blanket or anything else that you are concerned about.
- Try to stay away from using rooms that have a lot of clutter. It helps to try and contain the shooting areas to as few locations as possible. The rubber balls bounce and will travel a long distance. We will try to pick them all up as they are reusable, but we are not likely to find every one. We purposely don’t use “airsoft” because you would be finding those for the next year and they do damage drywall and break glass!
- We are not responsible for any breakage so when in doubt, cover it up!
- If you find a number of the rubber balls after we have left your event, you can return them to us at a later time, (or the person with the best welt can keep them as a souvenir).
Role player and safety team member information:
- DO NOT BRING ANY KIND OF WEAPONS INTO THE FACILITY!
- Please arrive on time for the scenario briefing. It is vital that you understand and follow the directions given you exactly as instructed. No adlibbing your role!
- Our force on force training uses low impact pistols that fire a .50 caliber soft rubber ball. They are intended to hit hard enough to let the person know they have been struck without doing damage to drywall and glass. (You may experience a slight discomfort when you are struck by one, medically speaking). Most of the role players should not be getting struck by a projectile and there is to be no physical contact between participants.
- Wear loose fitting clothing. You might want to wear a heavy sweatshirt. Wear lightweight gloves. A baseball cap worn backwards will help protect the back of your head. A paintball mask will be issued to you but you can bring your own if available.
- The safety team members are not professionals. The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate, in a safe environment, the effects of a force on force situation. It is not about being perfect; it is about developing some skills and finding out how the body and mind react in a simulated active killer environment.
- You can be a help to those who are going through this training by encouraging them and praying for them as they continue to grow in their endeavor of protecting the people involved in this ministry. These sessions are great training and also turn out to be a lot of fun!
Force on force training scenarios:
- Rooms with hallways
- Active Killer located in one of the rooms, hallway has injured and frantic runners, Parents, CPL holders, Injured, Dead. People leaving room and shot. Bodies in room.
- Group of people running down the hall with an AK pursuing and shooting. STM already stationed in hallway.
- Person coming down the hallway with gun in hand, non-threatening. Nervous people scurrying by but no shots fired.
- Auditorium
- Person gets up and starts to argue with pastor or anyone present. People get nervous and begin to leave. No weapon, but acts like it.
- Person is seen with an exposed weapon. People are nervous and flee the building.
- Person stands up and begins to shoot at congregants and pastor.
- Person goes out to the restroom and comes back as an AK.
- Vestibules/Entry points
- Walking in a group an AK starts to open fire. STM already in position.