Breaching shotguns give Nash County SRO's and students a new layer of protection
THERE'S COUNTER MAN EVER TO
>> TOLL ONCE RESERVED FOR SWAT
TEAMS IS NOW COMING TO A SCHOOL
NEAR YOU. MORE SPECIFICALLY
TO THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
YOU SEE EVERY SRO IN NASH
COUNTY. WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO A
BREACHING SHOTGUN. IT CAN BREAK
THROUGH THE LOCKS OF A LOCKED
DOOR SO OFFICERS CAN GET TO
STUDENTS FAST IN AN EMERGENCY
WRAL'S. HEIDI KIRK SHOWS US
HOW THEY WORK. WHY THE SHERIFF
THINKS MORE DISTRICTS SHOULD
HAVE A.
>> THESE TOOLS ARE ALL ABOUT
LOWERING RESPONSE TIME SAFELY
WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING INSIDE
A LOCKED DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY
RESPONSE RATHER THAN SENDING
ONE OF THESE THROUGH THAT LOCK
TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. SORROWS IN
NASH COUNTY WILL BE USING THIS
A POWDER TO PENETRATE THAT LOCK
INSIDE A NASH COUNTY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ARE LESS. OUR ROADS
WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ONE OF
THESE A BREACH IN SHOTGUN.
WE'VE GOT TO DO WHAT WE CAN
TO ENSURE.
>> THAT WE ARE COMBAT READY TO
TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS.
AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER 2 IN
OUR TOOLBOX. SERGEANT KEVIN
BISSET HELPED ROLL THEM OUT
SAYING IT WILL SHAVE TIME OFF
AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE BY GIVING
US OUR NORMALLY RESERVED FOR
SWAT TEAM MEMBERS. YOU'RE
LOOKING AT AND MINUTES TO HOURS
BEFORE A SWAT TEAM MEMBER MAY
ARRIVE AT A LOCATION,
ESPECIALLY THEY THE GATHER THE
ENTIRE GROUP. WE DON'T HAVE
THE TIME.
>> SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPAIRED
FOR ALL SRO'S PE ISSUE THIS
EQUIPMENT TO BE PROPERLY
TRAINED ON IT. WE COULDN'T FIND
ANOTHER DISTRICT IN OUR AREA
USING THESE SHERIFFS DON'T SAYS
NATIONALLY IT'S BECOME A BIGGER
CONVERSATION AFTER SHOOTINGS
LIKE UVALDE SOME OF THE PLACES
THAT HAVE HAD THESE BAD
INCIDENTS, THE DOORS OF MEN
LOT.
>> AND CHAINED AND THINGS OF
THAT NATURE
AND EMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
CANNOT GET INTO THE SCHOOLS
IMMEDIATELY. AND REMEMBER, TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE. THESE TOOLS
FALL INTO PHASE ONE OF A
MULTI-YEAR PLAN THAT THEY HAVE
HERE IN NASH COUNTY OF SORROWS,
WITH MORE TOOLS LIKE THESE
BALLISTIC SHIELDS.
>> AND THOSE BREACHING SHOTGUNS
MORE TO COME IN THE FUTURE.
HEIDI KIRK, WRAL, NEWS NASH
COUNTY. HEIDI, THANK YOU.
NOW, LOOK, IT IS IT IS WORTH
NOTING THE NASH COUNTY HAS BEEN
VERY OPEN TO INVESTING IN THESE
NEW TOOLS WITH THE GOAL TO KEEP
STUDENTS SAFE THERE. HEIDI
MENTIONED THE BREACHING
SHOTGUNS AS WELL AS THE
BALLISTIC SHIELD. SHE WAS
HOLDING THERE AT THE END.
>> NASH COUNTY SCHOOLS ALSO
HAVE THOSE WEAPONS DETECTION
SYSTEMS. THESE ARE THE ONES WE
HAVE SEEN SPOT POPPED UP AT
SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE AREA AND
COUNTRY FOR FOR THAT MATTER.
NASH COUNTY ALSO UPDATED ITS
CRISIS ALERT SYSTEM TO KEEP
STAFF AND PARENTS UPDATED IN
ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY. NOW,
WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE
BREACHING SHOTGUNS, THEY ARE OF
THEIR SCHOOLS AND AND OTHER
STATES WHO ARE TRYING SIMILAR
THINGS TO PRIORITIZE URGENCY.
YOU SEE THIS SUMMER, TEXAS SOME
LAWS REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO HAVE
BREACHING TOOLS ON CAMPUS LAST
MONTH. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
ALABAMA EQUIPPED ITS SRO IS
WITH BREACHING TOOLS, NOT
SHOTGUNS HERE, BUT SLEDGE
HAMMERS HIM PRY BARS AND BOLT
CUTTERS. THE NONPROFIT WHO
FUNDED THIS SAID, QUOTE, EVERY
SECOND COUNTS IN 2022, THE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
EQUIP ITS OFFICERS WITH THESE
BREACHING KITS. THE DEPARTMENT
SAID, QUOTE, SECONDS COUNT.
ALSO 2022, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER
WHEN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA PUT AR FIFTEENS IN ALL
OF THEIR SCHOOLS, THE GUNS ARE
ARE STORED, INSECURE SAFES THAT
ONLY THOSE OFFICERS AS SRO'S
THERE CAN ACCESS EVERYONE, OF
COURSE, IS GONNA HAVE A
DIFFERENT OPINION ON THAT
SPECIFIC IDEA. BUT IT IS WORTH
NOTING THAT THE SHERIFF ALSO
PUT BREACHING TOOLS IN THOSE
SCHOOLS TO THE SHERIFF SAYING,
QUOTE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY
DEPUTIES ARE PREPARED. THIS
ALL OF THIS WAS A DIRECT
RESPONSE TO THE SCHOOL SHOOTING
IN UVALDE, TEXAS WHEN 19
CHILDREN AND 2 TEACHERS WERE
KILLED AT ROBB ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. THIS IS THE SAME REASON
THE SHERIFF PUT BREACHING
SHOTGUNS IN NASH COUNTY SCHOOLS
BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
YOU SEE A NASH COUNTY DEPUTY
VISITED UVALDE AFTER THAT THAT
MASS SHOOTING THERE, LAW
ENFORCEMENT FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY ACTUALLY WENT THERE TO
TALK ABOUT WAYS TO IMPROVE
SAFETY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
>> ACTUALLY, WHAT'S BEEN A WEEK
AND UVALDE TEXAS SPEAKING WITH
THOSE INDIVIDUALS, A FIRST-HAND
GETTING THE INFORMATION OF WHAT
THEY EXPERIENCED AND WHAT THEY
PUT IN PLACE AFTER THE EVENTS
AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM
SPEAKING WITH THE FOLKS IN
FLORIDA AND AGAIN THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY, BRIDGES, SHOTGUNS,
A BALLISTIC SHIELDS, WERE 2 OF
THE IDEAS THAT THAT WE CAME
UP WITH.
>> SO MAJOR FACTOR IN THAT
UVALDE CASE WAS THE SPEED OF
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE.
THE DOJ REVIEW FOUND THE POLICE
OFFICERS THERE ACTED QUOTE WITH
NO URGENCY. THE GUNMAN WAS AND
KILLED UNTIL 77 MINUTES AFTER
POLICE ARRIVE THERE AT THE
SCENE IN THE DAYS AFTER THE
SHOOTING WAS REPORTED THAT LAW
ENFORCEMENT WERE DELAYED IN
PART BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR KEYS TO UNLOCK CLASSROOM
DOORS. BUT A REVIEW A FEW
MONTHS AFTER THAT, A FEW MONTHS
LATER FOUND THAT THOSE DOORS
WE'RE ALREADY UNLOCKED. SO
FINDING THE KEYS WAS NOT
NECESSARY. NOW, YOU MIGHT SAY,
DAN AT THE DOORS ARE ALREADY
OPEN WIDE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
JUST GO INSIDE. AND WHAT'S THE
POINT OF THESE BREACHING TOOLS
ARE BREACHING SHOTGUN AT THOSE
DOORS WERE UNLOCK. WHAT IF YOU
ASK THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS ABOUT ELIMINATING
THOSE QUESTIONS, ALL TOGETHER.
WHAT I MEAN IS IF OFFICERS HAVE
A TOOL TO GET INSIDE A SCHOOL
CLASSROOM, THE QUESTION OF
WHETHER THE DOORS LOCKED OR
UNLOCKED, DOES IT REALLY
MATTER? THEY CAN GET IN EITHER
WAY. IT'S ABOUT REMOVING THE
BARRIERS, MENTAL ONES AND
PHYSICAL ONES BECAUSE IN AN
EMERGENCY TIME IS OF THE
ESSENCE. AND AS THOSE OFFICERS
AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS
WERE SAYING, EVERY SECOND DOES
COUNT. DO YOU HAVE A THOUGHT ON
THIS TOPIC? IS THERE SOMETHING
YOU THINK WE MAY HAVE MISSED OR
DIDN'T CONSIDER HERE? ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO COVER WHEN IT COMES
TO TO SCHOOL SAFETY AND SOME
OF THESE NEW TECHNIQUES AND
AND WEAPONS IN SOME CASES THAT
ARE BEING INTRODUCED INTO OUR
SCHOOLS. SEND US AN E-MAIL.
DAN AT WRAL DOT COM. TELL ME