Bearing Arms: “An Eye-Opening Study on Civilian Response to Active Shooters”

Bearing Arms: “An Eye-Opening Study on Civilian Response to Active Shooters”

Our recent research titled “Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?” has gotten some more coverage. Active shooter events have been tracked by the FBI for over two decades. There are interesting results when those statistics are compared to other data. A new study states that civilian responses to these events are less adverse than police responses. The April 2025 study found that “armed citizens do not i…