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Volume 17
We believe that the less tangible benefit
is equally as important.
The overall secure culture of a building/campus
that is communicated/suggested by these turn-
stiles and portals.
A perpetrator will witness the obvious measures
that have been implemented at the entrances
and can surmise that equally sophisticated and
sturdy measures have been employed through-
out the facility to protect the occupants.
The Guidepost Solutions paper referenced
above, states that “A common theme among ac-
tive shooters is often the meticulous effort they
go through to plan their actions in the ho pe of
achieving the greatest extent of destruction and
mayhem.”
Therefore we know that the perpetrator will cer-
tainly visit and analyze his targets very carefully.
Sites that have the appearance of a
strong security plan & mindset will be
less vulnerable to attack.
October 2017 Edition
Ray Kelly, Vice Chair-
man of K2 Intelligence
and former Commission-
er of the NYPD
Former NYPD Chief
Raymond Kelly rec-
ommended in his
detailed 2012 Ac-
tive Shooter Risk
Mitigation Report,
implementation
of “credential-based access
control systems that provide accurate attendance
reporting, limit unauthorized entry, and do not im-
pede emergency egress.”
This is still very timely advice.
We know that Optical Turnstiles when correctly
designed and engineered will do just that.
Manufacturers such as Automatic Systems can
aid with product selection, custom design, and
procurement of turnstiles and related PEC equip-
ment.
IP Ready products provide future-proof solutions
and independent certifications such as UL325 &
2593 assure properly designed/engineered sys-
tems for safety and security, as you consider the
best entrance control component of your active
shooter risk mitigation strategy.
For additional information, please visit www.auto-
matic-systems.com
(Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says a man fired from
his warehouse job in April returned to his old workplace and
fatally shot five people before killing himself. Courtesy of
NBC News and YouTube. Posted on Jun 5, 2017)
Conclusion and Thinking Ahead
Once considering the three main ways that turn-
stiles will help to reduce the threat of an active
shooter incident we feel confident that you will
want to include consideration of such technology
in your security design strategy.
About Mike McGov-
ern, Regional Sales
Manager, Automatic
Systems
Mike McGovern, Regional
Sales Manager, Automatic
Systems
About the Author:
Mike McGovern is a 20 year security industry vet-
eran and has been helped design turnstile and