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Active Shooter: An Agent-Based Model of Unarmed Resistance (1.0.0)

Mass shootings unfold quickly and are rarely foreseen by victims. Increasingly, training is provided to increase chances of surviving active shooter scenarios, usually emphasizing “Run, Hide, Fight.” Evidence from prior mass shootings suggests that casualties may be limited should the shooter encounter unarmed resistance prior to the arrival of law enforcement officers (LEOs). An agent-based model (ABM) explored the potential for limiting casualties should a small proportion of potential victims swarm a gunman, as occurred on a train from Amsterdam to Paris in 2015. Results suggest that even with a miniscule probability of overcoming a shooter, fighters may save lives but put themselves at increased risk. While not intended to prescribe a course of action, the model suggests the potential for a reduction in casualties in active shooter scenarios.

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Associated Publications

Briggs, T. W., & Kennedy, W. G. (2016). Active shooter: An agent-based model of unarmed resistance. In Proceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 3521–3531. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2016.7822381

This release is out-of-date. The latest version is 1.1.0

Active Shooter: An Agent-Based Model of Unarmed Resistance 1.0.0

Mass shootings unfold quickly and are rarely foreseen by victims. Increasingly, training is provided to increase chances of surviving active shooter scenarios, usually emphasizing “Run, Hide, Fight.” Evidence from prior mass shootings suggests that casualties may be limited should the shooter encounter unarmed resistance prior to the arrival of law enforcement officers (LEOs). An agent-based model (ABM) explored the potential for limiting casualties should a small proportion of potential victims swarm a gunman, as occurred on a train from Amsterdam to Paris in 2015. Results suggest that even with a miniscule probability of overcoming a shooter, fighters may save lives but put themselves at increased risk. While not intended to prescribe a course of action, the model suggests the potential for a reduction in casualties in active shooter scenarios.

Version Submitter First published Last modified Status
1.1.0 Tom Briggs Tue Apr 4 20:57:15 2017 Thu Oct 11 21:54:17 2018 Published https://doi.org/10.25937/g7zv-ft21
1.0.0 Tom Briggs Thu Dec 29 22:38:58 2016 Tue Feb 20 16:23:01 2018 Published

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