Was April 2025 a Warning Sign for U.S. Mass Shootings?
What really happened before Memorial Day Weekend? April 2025 brought an unexpected surge in U.S. mass shootings, revealing deeper challenges beneath the headlines. Explore key data and firsthand accounts from communities nationwide.
Second Watch: The Veterans Behind the Mission at ZeroEyes
Discipline. Drive. A desire to protect what matters most. These are some of the values that draw...
A Decade of Gun Violence: What the Data Demands of Us
First, an acknowledgment. The statistics included in this blog post may be disturbing. However, as...
Protecting What Matters Most: Inside the ZeroEyes School Safety Fund
Yet for many schools, securing funding for security upgrades can feel like an impossible task. At...
Metal Detectors vs. AI Gun Detection: Modern Solutions for School Security
Gun violence in schools has become an epidemic in the United States. School administrators are actively seeking better ways to secure their campuses and protect students. Many are now turning to AI-driven solutions capable of detecting threats before they escalate.
Secure Your Outdoor Events in 2025: The Ultimate Guide & Webinar
Outdoor events come with security risks, and organizers need strategies to help keep attendees safe. The 2025 Outdoor Security Guide and webinar provide insights on layered security, AI-driven gun detection, and emergency coordination to help prevent threats. Download the guide and watch the webinar today to learn more.
Top 10 Questions About AI-Driven Security Response
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing security operations, but many organizations still have pressing questions about how it works, its effectiveness, and whether it’s worth the investment. This guide answers common questions to help you understand how AI can enhance security, streamline operations, and provide peace of mind.
Doing More with Less: How AI Reduces Security Costs
For security directors, it’s never been harder to safeguard facilities, employees, and visitors. Balancing safety needs with shrinking budgets and increasing operational complexities requires innovative solutions. How can you meet security expectations without overextending your resources?
Comparing Indoor vs. Outdoor Commercial Security Cameras
Implementing advanced security technology requires a thorough understanding of your indoor and outdoor environment, and how to integrate cameras into your current systems. By understanding the challenges and requirements of indoor vs. outdoor security camera systems, you can develop solutions that provide protection and peace of mind.
Gun Violence in 2024: A Year of Stark Contrasts
Gun Violence in 2024: A Year of Stark Contrasts Gun violence prevention is an all-hands-on-deck effort. Active shooter incidents in the United States rose...
Code Silver: The Alarming Surge in Healthcare Gun Violence Attacks
Healthcare facilities are experiencing a concerning rise in Code Silver incidents, which include onsite armed individuals, hostage situations, and active shooters. Here’s how one Georgia-based medical group is fighting back to help ensure the safety of its staff, patients, and visitors.
Black Friday Survival Guide: Expert Safety Tips for Shoppers
Here comes the shopocalypse. Black Friday gun-related incidents are on the rise. Considering how much gun violence the U.S. has already seen in 2024, this year’s Black Friday could get ugly. Read these tips to help you safely get in, get out, and get home.
Retail’s Wake-Up Call: The 2024 Holiday Gun Violence Report
A new research report reveals alarming trends in Black Friday and holiday gun-related incidents that every retailer must know to help protect their employees and customers during the busiest shopping period of the year.
The Difference Between Halloween Props & Real Threats
While Halloween brings costumes and fun, ZeroEyes remains vigilant against genuine dangers. Here’s how we differentiate between real and fake firearms.
3 Ways Proactive, AI-Powered Gun Detection Enhances School Safety
“We can’t afford to continue using isolated systems.” A Texas school district leader shares the top ways ZeroEyes and Raptor Technologies integrate on his campuses to help create safer learning environments.
Guide to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
This guide is designed to help you navigate the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) process, providing essential information about the grant and how it can fund security enhancements for your organization.
ZeroEyes One: Gun Detection for Everyone, Everywhere
What if there was a way for everyone—not just large enterprises—to help protect people from gun-related violence? Meet ZeroEyes One (ZEO), the first-of-its-kind, visual gun detection solution for those with 1–15 cameras.
How to Build a Custom Security Plan for Gun Violence in K-12 Schools
Ensuring the safety of your students, staff, and visitors requires a tailored approach addressing each school’s unique needs and circumstances. Here, we guide you through the essential steps in building a custom security plan to mitigate the risk of gun violence in K-12 schools.
The 6 Phases of Active Shooter Attacks in Commercial Spaces
[SPECIAL REPORT] U.S. businesses are the #1 location of public mass shootings. Places like office buildings, retail stores and gas stations are among those hardest hit. Here, we examine the six critical phases of active shooter incidents in commercial environments. Knowing what’s happening and what actions to take can potentially save lives.
What It’s Like to Survive an Active School Shooter Attack
[Content Advisory: This article discusses school shootings, which may be upsetting to some readers.] Devastating active shooter incidents across America have reached crisis levels and they’re impacting more schools every year. From the first moments to the aftermath, here’s at look at what happens when the unthinkable strikes at school.
Outdoor Security Camera Checklist for Businesses
Should you use outdoor security cameras? Definitely. Security experts everywhere agree that they’re essential for protecting your people, property and assets. Here’s the complete guide to finding and maximizing the best outdoor security camera systems for your business.
Back-to-School Safety: 5 Things To Do Before School Starts
Not the best back-to-school timing, as major national shootings are making us feel vulnerable in public—especially on campus. 2024 school shooting numbers keep rising. We’ve passed 2023’s total and it’s only July. Here’s how you and your team can start making your school safer now.
Ensuring Safety at Outdoor Events: A Comprehensive Guide
When planning outdoor events, safety shouldn’t be an afterthought—it should be your first priority. Here’s our FREE guide and checklist with industry-leading security strategies to help make your event unforgettable for all the right reasons.
Securing All Spaces: Comparing Indoor vs. Outdoor Security Cameras
Your complete guide to security cameras. Learn about the differences and similarities of indoor vs. outdoor commercial security cameras, plus what to look for in security cameras for business. Read the guide before upgrading your system.
Future-Ready Schools: Key Trends Shaping K-12 Education in 2024
The U.S. is at a critical juncture for K-12. Here’s a look at Gartner’s key trends that every education CIO, administrator, and leader needs to see before school starts. Tech, teachers, security and more—get all the trends now.
Senior Assassins: Fun Game or Recipe for Disaster?
The potentially dangerous “Senior Assassins” high school kids’ game is becoming more and more popular across the country. Here’s how ZeroEyes can help you distinguish between real and toy guns…
What Should You Expect From Our Gun Detection Technology?
From day one, ZeroEyes built our gun detection platform based on common-sense standards... Not because it would have given us a distinct sales advantage—but...
What Should You Expect From Our Gun Detection Technology?
From day one, ZeroEyes built our gun detection platform based on common-sense standards…
Not because it would have given us a distinct sales advantage—but because it’s the right thing to do to gain the trust of taxpayers, school administrators, businesses, and first responders.
Here’s how we do it…
School Swatting: A Growing Problem with Serious Consequences
Within the past year, there have been approximately five times more school shooting hoaxes called in to police than actual school shootings reported in 2023....
The Impact of Gun Violence in Education
Gun Violence at Our Schools—Complex and Catastrophic During a recent webinar, David Riedman, industry leading gun violence expert and Director of Research...
Bulletproof Windows In Schools: Pros, Cons, Costs & Considerations
Sandy Hook. Parkland. Uvalde. Covenant School. Beyond being the sites of some of the worst school shootings in recent US history, each of these shootings...
Single Point of Entry In Schools: Definition, Pros, Cons & Alternative Solutions
As school shooting incidents continue to climb, schools are looking for new ways to strengthen security measures—and a single point of entry is one security...
Duty of Care: Definition, Examples & How to Maintain Compliance in the Workplace
In the last 20 years, there have been about four times as many mass shootings in the workplace as there have been in schools. While no one can predict a mass...
School Security Cameras: How They Can Reduce the Threat of Shootings With the Right Technology
Visit any K12 school or university in the U.S., and you’ll likely find school security cameras on campus. Security cameras are a good investment for school...
ZeroEyes’ Sole Focus Is Detecting Guns
We founded ZeroEyes to help stop mass shootings and gun-related violence. Our mission? Save time and save lives. We can achieve this with our proactive visual...
Mass Shootings: Definition, Statistics & Biases
Despite being considered one of the “largest problems facing the country” there is surprisingly no consensus on what the definition of a mass shooting...
Emergency Response Plan for Corporations: Definitions, Tips & Considerations
A tornado. A flood. A virus. An active shooter. These are just some examples in which a proper emergency response plan for corporations can make all the...
Alyssa’s Law and What It Means for Security Systems in Schools
On February 14, 2018, an armed assailant returned to his former high school and unleashed a senseless tragedy upon students, faculty, and staff. The shooting...
How the Rise In Mass Shootings at Schools Is Contributing to Nationwide Teacher Shortages
Superintendents are constantly looking for ways to improve their school district, but when it comes to mass shootings, they often feel at a loss. What can...
Church Shootings: Attacks on Houses of Worship and the Rise of Targeted Violence
Church shootings are becoming an increasing threat to the religious communities of America. The United States Justice Department has determined that 13.3% of...
School Safety Checklist: 10 Strategies School Administrators Should Consider to Keep Students, Teachers and Faculty Safer from Mass Shootings
Today, every school administrator and school board is aware of the need for security protocols to protect students from shootings, but many either don’t know...
Active Shooter Training: How to Strengthen Your Security with Tips from Former Navy SEALs
Not long ago, Active Shooter Training in schools, businesses, hospitals, and government facilities wasn’t a priority - or even a thought - in organizations...
SCHOOL SECURITY SYSTEMS: METAL DETECTORS VS A.I. GUN DETECTION
Gun violence in schools has become an epidemic in the United States, with 93 shootings resulting in casualties during the 2020-2021 school year alone. As of October, there have already been 38 shootings with casualties in 2022. School administrators are looking for better ways to secure their campuses and keep students safe.
MASS SHOOTING STATISTICS: STUDENT AND PARENT FEAR MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DROP IN PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, more than 311,000 students have experienced gun-related violence at school. In recent years, we’ve...
Gun-Free Zones: Do They Make Us Safer?
Certain public spaces, like courthouses and schools, are designated as gun-free zones. With the rise in high-profile mass shootings in recent years— like the...
Acoustic Gunshot Detection vs. Visual Gun Detection
Visit any news website and it's hard to go a day without reading about an active shooter incident. If you feel like you’ve been witnessing a growing trend,...
The Human Side of Our Visual AI Gun Detection
Machines have been building other machines for quite some time now ⎯⎯ think about robots buildings cars on assembly lines, which began approximately 50 years...
Avoiding Deep Learning AI Bias Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed sample bias, measurement bias, and prejudice bias in Artificial Intelligence. From the beginning, ZeroEyes has set out...
Avoiding Deep Learning AI Bias Part 1
Sample, Measurement, and Prejudice Bias Can software be biased? We tend to think of machine and deep learning AI as consistent, logical, and unwavering, but...
Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Human Intelligence
Part 3 of our AI Security Blog Series In our previous two blog posts What is Artificial Intelligence, Anyway, and Defining Machine Learning, Deep Learning...
Defining Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Neural Networks
Part 2 of our AI Security Blog Series In our previous blog post “What is Artificial Intelligence, Anyway,” we broke down what the term “artificial...
What is Artificial Intelligence, Exactly?
Part 1 of our AI Security Blog Series We’ve all heard the term artificial intelligence (AI) – but few of us know what it really means. That’s because...
AI Gun Detection: The New-Age Smoke Detector
The smoke detector is ubiquitous in businesses and homes throughout the United States. The small, inconspicuous design and discrete placement of these devices...
The Rise of Gun Violence in America Needs a Proactive Solution
While the United States celebrated the 245th anniversary of its independence, gun violence spiked in cities and towns throughout the country. During a year...
As Gun Violence Continues to Skyrocket, What Can Be Done to Stop It?
Five years have now passed since a heavily armed assailant killed forty-nine people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. As the second-worst mass...
ZeroEyes’ Mission Making Schools Safer A Key Component – Funding
No parent willingly chooses to put their child in danger when it comes to sending them to school. However, there exists horrific and terrifying examples of...
RapidSOS Guest Blog Introduction
We all know the value of partnerships, both in our personal and professional lives. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines partnerships as “a relationship...
Challenging the Gun Violence Epidemic
Gun violence is a leading cause of premature death in the U.S, leading to over 38,000 deaths and nearly 85,000 injuries each year. These statistics tell a...
Renewed Duty of Care in the Post-COVID Era
Gun violence continues to weave a catastrophic path throughout this country. The mass shooting tragedies that occurred in the last month in Boulder and...
When Schools Go on Lockdown Due to an Active Shooter Event
Your first step to school safety is to complete a thorough threat assessment, involving your local first responders and public safety partners – police, fire...
What Should You Include In Your School Security System?
When evaluating your school security system, keep in mind that most systems are reactive; alarms go off and people begin running for safety only after shots...
We Specialize in Gun Detection – Nothing Else
When you’re looking for a gun detection system, you don’t want to take any risks. You want a system that is built by experts in the field who have the focus...
ZeroEyes Partners with RapidSOS to Immediately Inform 911 When Weapons Are Detected
Through this partnership ZeroEyes’ AI threat-detection software will be certified as RapidSOS Ready, allowing critical data and active threats to be sent...
Gun Violence Statistics Since 2013
On December 14, 2012, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, and killed twenty children and six adults before killing himself....
Working with a Coordinated Safety and Security Team
Mass shooting incidents have been on the rise in recent years and it has become an absolute requirement for every business, place of worship, school, and...
Can You Prevent a Mass Shooting?
The rapid rise in mass shooting incidents across the country can create a sense of fear in people’s minds that a shooting can occur anywhere at any time and...
ZeroEyes Demonstrates Its Weapon Detection Technology for Seminole County School District
(Sanford, FL) ZeroEyes was invited by Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS) and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office to demonstrate the DeepZeroTM gun...
ZEROEYES, Inc. & SCPS TEAM-UP FOR SCHOOL SAFETY TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM
(SANFORD, Fla.) On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., at Oviedo High School (601 King St., Oviedo, FL 32765), Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS)...
We Need Fewer Statistics and More Gun Detection
From just one active shooter incident in 2000, the number of mass shootings has exploded in recent years. According to the FBI, from 2000 to 2006 there was an...
Seminole County Public School Safety Division Special Event
Over the last several months the Seminole County Public School Safety Division (SCPS) and ZeroEyes teams have worked to deploy an innovative weapons detection...
Keeping Your Commercial Property Safe
The best defense is a strong offense. From 2000 to 2013, nearly half of all mass shootings took place in commercial settings. If those commercial settings had...
Shooter Attacks in Houses of Worship
According to FBI statistics, hate crime incidents, including shootings, have increased by 34.8% between 2014 and 2018. No religion seems to be immune –...
Rapid Communication Is Critical in Active Shooter Scenarios
In active shooter situations, every second counts. The sooner you know, the sooner you can respond, contacting law enforcement and getting your people to...
When Shots Are Fired in Your Office Building
Office buildings present some special challenges when dealing with an active shooter. Since these buildings often have many floors with separate offices...
Controlling Access Points at Malls to Mitigate Risk
FBI studies have shown that most shooters plan their attacks ahead of time, which means that, in most cases, they will choose targets that have a higher...
Parents – Are Your Students Safe? Questions to Ask Your Children’s Schools
The many school shootings in recent years make it imperative for parents to be vigilant with regard to their children’s safety. Most school districts and...
What Board of Education Members Need to Know When Looking at Gun Detection Technology
Over 187,000 students in grades K-12 have experienced school shootings since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. School boards struggle to find the...
Keeping Your K-12 Students Safe with the Help of Navy SEALs
In an active shooter situation, most people naturally become frightened and perhaps panicked. But those in charge of their safety must remain calm in order to...
How Our Specialization in Gun Detection Keeps Your People Safer
At ZeroEyes, we have chosen to focus our expertise on providing the most state-of-the-art gun detection technology rather than spreading ourselves thin by...
Do You Have an Active Shooter Emergency Response Plan?
Each active shooter situation has unique aspects; therefore it is critical that your emergency plan includes some flexibility to respond dynamically to any...
Shots Are Fired; But Where’s the Shooter?
In an active shooter situation, seconds count. The sooner law enforcement arrives on the scene and finds the shooter, the fewer lives are endangered. But this...
Using Your Existing Security Cameras in Weapons Detection
Mass shootings are occurring with alarming frequency in our country, but up until now, on-site security and first responders have not had the intel they...
Determine Your Security Needs
Developing and implementing a complete facilities security plan includes evaluating multiple aspects, including access control, building design and...
Questions to Ask When Evaluating Security Systems for Your School, Office, or Business
Security systems are a part of your overall security strategy, which should include sufficient security resource officers (SRO), training of staff in safety...
New Jersey high school tests new technology to prevent school shootings
SEE THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. By Trish Hartman Saturday, June 15, 2019 MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (WPVI) -- A Burlington County, N.J. high school is testing a new...
Rancocas Valley tests AI technology to secure school
SEE THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. By Gianluca D’Elia / gdelia@thebct.com / @gianluca_delia Posted Jun 17, 2019 at 11:39 AM Updated Jun 17, 2019 at 12:02 PM Weapon...
SCHOOL PATROL: Marion County tests new gun detection system for schools
SEE THE FULL ARTICLE HERE. Mayor David Jackson says the county commission recently approved a bid with security company Zero Eyes, which created the system....
NJ School Tests Weapon Detection Technology
Jessica Davis writes for Security Today. Recently she covered the news that ZeroEyes has their weapon detection technology installed at Rancocas Valley...
About Gun Detection Technology
Rob Huberty is ZeroEyes' COO. CBS3 Norfolk, VA spoke with Rob about ZeroEyes' gun detection technology. The entire article can be found here. Rob spoke about...
Technology To Prevent School Shootings
6ABC Philadelphia recently interviewed the ZeroEyes team. The news station was interested in learning about the company and what they're doing to help prevent...
Defending Against School Shootings
The CBC recently recognized ZeroEyes as a piece of the solution to stopping school shootings. Skip to 3:45 to see ZeroEyes in this piece. CEO Mike Lahiff...
Enhancing Student Safety With AI
Caleb Jones, one of the founders of ZeroEyes said, "It's hard to be in an environment to focus and learn when you're scared." As a result of this realization,...
Weapons Detection Is “Eye Opening”
A recent article in the Intelligencer, "Area school districts eyeing up weapons detection systems" provides great insight into the ZeroEyes solution. Writer...
Discussing Gun Detection Tech With WBIR NBC 10
In some sense this is a straightforward phrase. Gun detection tech is software that can read camera feeds to detect if a gun is present. Security cameras are...
Practicing Being Empathetic
There is a clear correlation between school shootings and a lack of an empathetic environment. Many school shooters have a history of behavioral problems,...
Helping Security Guards With Situational Awareness
School shootings are a horrible reality now. Walkie talkie communications are insufficient if there is no visual of the perpetrator(s). 911 is only available...
Pennsylvania School Safety Bills Being Introduced
Pennsylvania School Safety Programs Will Begin At The Source In the wake of horrendous school shootings, state lawmakers are looking for answers. Pennsylvania...
What Can We Do To Stop School Shootings?
Unfortunately, there is definitely not a single answer for how to stop school shootings. As a society we need to look at how we are treating ourselves and...
Weapons Detection – Podcast Conversation
Using Weapons Detection Technology To Protect Our Schools (Podcast Link) As integrators of security products, Alpine Consulting has an interest in weapons...
What Is The Guardian Program? Why Gun Detection Matters
If you're not familiar with what the "Guardian Program" is, this quick read will help you. The guardian program in Florida allows for teachers who complete a...
ZeroEyes Gun Detection Models For Security Cameras
The world has become a much more connected place. That has resulted in a need for more security everywhere. Facility managers have added security cameras...
Empathy vs. Sympathy Comparison
What’s The Difference Between Empathy & Sympathy Really? While empathy is the understanding and feeling of somebody’s position, sympathy has a few common...
Your Security Cameras Can Be Even More Useful
Turning Existing Security Cameras Into Security Guards Many security cameras installed today are high resolution enough to be utilized with ZeroEyes...
Weapon Recognition Technology Education
Technology Education For School Superintendents The ZeroEyes solution requires a dedicated server box to run efficiently. 911 emergency responders can utilize...
Defining Empathy For School Safety & Security
How Can We Be More Empathetic? Google dictionary defines empathy as “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” While this may sound...
“Hundreds of schools across the United States are using an artificial intelligence system that is designed to detect guns and prevent mass shootings. NBC News’ Rehema Ellis has a closer look at how the technology works.”
"I don't think anybody should question or be fearful of an artificial intelligence program that's going to identify an immediate imminent threat of someone being shot or killed. You can't put a price tag on saving a life," Jay Prettyman, the police chief in Ocean City, told ABC News.
As gun violence continues, one company is trying to use AI to help prevent further tragedy. Manuel Bojorquez takes a look at how the technology can help spot threats in real time.
While most people look to artificial intelligence, or AI, for quick answers to complex problems, a growing number of school districts are turning to the technology to keep their students and staff safe.
As mass shootings continue to rattle the United States, one technology company is hoping to prevent more shootings with the use of artificial intelligence -- but some advocates raise concerns about its use. CNN's Josh Campbell reports.
The school outside Detroit was the scene of a shooting that claimed the lives of four people. An AI weapons detection software called ZeroEyes has been installed in some of their 190 security cameras, the school tells Inside Edition.
