For more than 40 years, the U.S. has been failing to respond effectively to active shooters. Over and over, we see the same behavior from individuals who seek only to maximize body count and get the media attention they crave. And we see the same failed planning and response from schools, churches, businesses, politicians, and the public.

Lockdown drills. Security audits. Rescue task forces. SROs. Evacuations. But the same flaws show up again and again - fatal flaws that result in more casualties and devastating personal loss.

Ed Monk has analyzed decades of mass casualty events and will reveal why the typical security plan fails. And you'll discover the simple but eye-opening truth about how armed killers are stopped.

This 6-hour seminar will prepare you to reject the most common advice about active shooter response and do what it really takes to survive the most terrifying minutes of your life.

Seating is limited. Earlybird tickets just $69 (regular full price $99). Register Now!

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If you're a normal, well-adjusted person, there's a certain way you do things most of the time. It includes civil behavior such as obeying the rules and being nice. But the moment an attack begins, your normal day becomes "opposite day."

The rules go out the window and it's time to do things in a radically different way, a way most people are not equipped to handle. This is why so many security plans fail - because they focus on how sane, reasonable people act instead of focusing on how to realistically deal with evil and violence that is beyond reason and dialog.

After a long career as a U.S. Army officer, firearms trainer, public school teacher, and deputy sheriff, Ed Monk has dedicated his life to analyzing mass casualty events and helping organizations and individuals plan effectively and survive.

From Littleton to Newtown, from Parkland to Uvalde, these tragedies follow predictable patterns and offer powerful lessons for those willing to see the truth:   

• Why in an active shooter event there are 2 and ONLY 2 things that matter. Ignoring the second boosts body count from single digits to double digits.

• The 3 options for a response plan. They all work equally well UNTIL a killer starts shooting. Hint: only one option works once the shooting starts.

• The 4-letter word that ordinary people can't get past to realistically prepare to stop an attack. We all do it. But it's NOT a plan!

• Why "RUN HIDE FIGHT" is all wrong and how history shows that "___ ___ ___" is proven to save lives.

• How shifting a murderous rampage from "one way" combat to "two way" combat can sometimes stop an attack instantly. It even makes some killers give up!

• The shocking truth about calling 911 and how plans that rely on this almost guarantee that more people die.

• Surprise! The one piece of equipment active shooters almost never have and why knowing this fact gives you a huge advantage to stop the killing.

• The media says THIS will happen if you arm citizens to respond to attacks. But it's NEVER happened. And police have done it multiple times.

• Doing this one thing has proven to be 90% successful in stopping armed attacks. It's even more successful than law enforcement swarming the scene.

Seating is limited. Earlybird tickets just $69 (regular full price $99). Register Now!

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: For most of our events, you may cancel and receive a refund (less a $25 processing fee) up to 3 weeks before an event and refunds will not be available within 3 weeks of an event.

Your Presenter: Ed Monk

With experience as a law enforcement officer (LEO), schoolteacher, Army officer, and firearms trainer, Ed Monk has researched and provided training on the active shooter threat for over 16 years.

He has trained school resource officers and other LEOs, staffs of public schools (armed & unarmed), and armed church security teams on countering the active shooter.

He has served as a consultant for school districts, churches, and businesses as they develop their policies, plans, and training for this threat.

He has provided presentations on the active shooter threat to universities, schools, churches, law enforcement & government agencies, businesses, conferences (list below), and other audiences across the country.

In 2007, Ed retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander after 24 years of active duty in the U.S., Europe, and Iraq. He then taught high school and served as a deputy sheriff in Kentucky. He now serves as a part-time police officer in Arkansas.

Ed’s formal education includes a B.S. in U.S. History from West Point, an M.S. in Adult Education from Kansas State University, and being a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College.
 
Ed has been a featured speaker on the active shooter topic at numerous conferences:

• National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Conference 2023
• Rangemaster Tactical Conference 2018-2023
• International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) Conference 2021-2023
• Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Conference 2020
• Lethal Force Conference 2021-2022
• National Safe Schools Conference 2021
• Wyoming Association of School Resource Officers (WYASRO) Conference 2022 -2023
• Mississippi Association of School Resource Officers (MASRO) Conference 2023
• Texas State Rifle Association Annual Meeting 2023
• Texas Handgun Association Annual Meeting 2023
• USCCA Conference 2021
• Faith Based Security Network Conference 2022-2023
• Arkansas Health Care Association Conference 2022

Ed has been invited to speak at these future conferences:

• National Rifle Association Annual Meeting & Expo 2024
• International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) Conference 2024
• National Student Safety & Security Conference 2023
• Rangemaster Tactical Conference 2024
• Lethal Force Conference 2024
• Campus Safety Conference 2023
• East Texas Church Coalition Security Summit 2023

Seating is limited. Earlybird tickets just $69 (regular full price $99). Register Now!

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: For most of our events, you may cancel and receive a refund (less a $25 processing fee) up to 3 weeks before an event and refunds will not be available within 3 weeks of an event.