Instead of counterproductive action - even if born out of zeal - arm yourself with the ability to speak productively with others about the effectiveness of laws, policies, and personal habits that can reduce gun violence.

Sometimes challenges in safety have little to do with knowing you need to improve, and more to do with finding the right information to make a change.

That's why this note today should be of particular interest to security professionals and directors, law enforcement, and school principals and administrators who may be looking for new and free training.

With Uvalde haunting school district board members and administrators daily, it’s challenging to respond when people ask if their kids are safe at school. You want to say yes. But you also hope your district is doing enough.

School shootings, especially elementary school shootings, are rare. But as parents, we don’t play odds. Here are practical ideas to help you manage concerns over the new school year.

In the aftermath of the wrenching tragedy in Uvalde, it’s clear that, nearly 10 years after Sandy Hook, we must ask ourselves if the training designed to safeguard us against killers in our schools is the training that is working.

Her immediate comment back to me, “I didn’t know they had that many poor people there.” As I calmed myself, I looked it up. The average household income in Highland Park is $232,000. The average household income in Uvalde is about $56,000. Our sensibilities tell us that grief and sadness is not a matter of rich or poor.