ACTIVE SHOOTER Bag?!??

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untamed

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WTF is an "active shooter???"

Please enlighten this dumb, semantically-challenged, non-English ignoramus. I've noticed recently a trend in the tactical/tacticool nylon field called an "active shooter" bag. Rather fascinating since, if you consider the opposite, I really don't know if there is anything remotely passive about shooting and being shot at? :confused: :(

Ok rant off. In all seriousness though, do you have one? Looking for a nice X'mas gift for myself. Pix of your set-up are appreciated :thumbup:

Thanks.
 
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I just use a cheap one zipper generic bag from a sporting good store. Don't want everyone seeing a designer gun bag when I'm tossing my stuff in the trunk.
 
I've been a shooter all my life but don't know the term.
I agree with Shunsui it's a good thing not to advertise that you're a shooter ,NRA stickers on the car etc. That's an invitation to thieves.
 
+1 on the fancy logo shooter's bags. Doesn't pay to advertise, IMO.
I use an ex Army gas mask bag as my range bag. Tough, cheap, and big enough to hold all my gear, and I don't care if it gets muddy or scuffed up.
 
untamed said:
WTF is an "active shooter???"
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An active shooter bag is a shooting bag specially setup for law enforcement to grab on the run during an "active shooting situation", typically in a store, school, or business. It differs from a normal range bag (if a true "active shooter bag") because it has pockets and slots for radios, medical gear, bullet proof vests/plates, extra ammunition and magazines, and similar items you won't normally carry to the shooting range for normal practice.
 
Sid Post is correct. Law enforcement agencies started "active shooter" training in the aftermath of Columbine. That incident and the North Hollywood bank shootout being the primary reason for issuing "patrol rifles".
One of the big complaints about the way Columbine was handled was that all these police officers showed up and just held a perimeter until SWAT arrived.
This allowed the two lads to continue their activities...
Now, the Active Shooter response is...First four officers on-scene go in.

Standard diamond-formation, basic room-clearing tactics. The idea is to find and engage the shooter as rapidly as possible.
 
Thanks to Sid Post followed-up by mwerner.

So basically a purpose-built, self-contained, bag to enhance rapid engagement in an "active-shooting" (sudden shooting or hostile incident?) scenario?

Tactics/operational-wise, it seems to be a fairly recent concept (like the above mentioned Columbine incident) which is why most of us outside of LE still have not heard of it much. I have heard of it thru Gabe Suarez (he calls it a "sneaky bag" I believe) awhile back but never really thought much of it up 'til recently when I saw this good Maxpedition review. It was a toss-up with a Lunada model I've been eyeing.

[youtube]SoFVkgiNgIk[/youtube]
 
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It's sort of twist on the "BOB" (Bug Out Bag) concept for civilians looking at civil disorder and emergency scenarios. BOBs tend to be "grab and go" to leave a bad situation with a few days of food, prescription medicines, and similar items.

The Active Shooter bags support law enforcement officers who go into harms way to save the innocents and stop the criminals.
 
I don't know if this is relevent to your question but;

my range bag is blue and says BOSCH in red letters and is made of heavy weight cordura. Carries a couple of hanguns, earmuffs, and ammo easily.

I got it for free as part of a promotional deal when I bought my Bosch cordless drill a couple years ago.

When the guys first kidded me at the range I told them its my active shooters bag. Anyway it is very low profile and serves its purpose well.
 
^ Looks interesting, like a take-off from Maxped's Fatboy, but symmetrical in design carry-wise. I liked how they featured the IFAK in it. Not too pricey as well. Thanks. :thumbup:
 
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Every now and then you see people carrying their assault rifles around in those acoustic guitar cases. Always cracks me up.
 
untamed said:
Thanks to Sid Post followed-up by mwerner.

So basically a purpose-built, self-contained, bag to enhance rapid engagement in an "active-shooting" (sudden shooting or hostile incident?) scenario?

Tactics/operational-wise, it seems to be a fairly recent concept (like the above mentioned Columbine incident) which is why most of us outside of LE still have not heard of it much. I have heard of it thru Gabe Suarez (he calls it a "sneaky bag" I believe) awhile back but never really thought much of it up 'til recently when I saw this good Maxpedition review. It was a toss-up with a Lunada model I've been eyeing.

[youtube]SoFVkgiNgIk[/youtube]
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Big tits and small waist aside, try wearing that set up in uniform when you are already wearing a vest and bat belt with a holster, cuffs, radio, baton and pepper spray. All an active shooter set up really needs to do is hold 4 or more rifle mags since most agencies don’t like their officers looking like military folk wearing tactical vests everyday all day.
 
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Big tits and small waist aside,
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YES, it was a very nice rack, er, review. . .

Horned Toad said:
try wearing that set up in uniform when you are already wearing a vest and bat belt with a holster, cuffs, radio, baton and pepper spray. All an active shooter set up really needs to do is hold 4 or more rifle mags since most agencies don’t like their officers looking like military folk wearing tactical vests everyday all day.
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I'm getting the sense that the platform is intended for LE. Is it just another weaponized BOB then? Maybe. Below is another version of the bag/set-up and as you can see, like the bag Kamagong suggested, "just enough" is a key design consideration -

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untamed said:
YES, it was a very nice rack, er, review. . .



I'm getting the sense that the platform is intended for LE. Is it just another weaponized BOB then? Maybe. Below is another version of the bag/set-up and as you can see, like the bag Kamagong suggested, "just enough" is a key design consideration -

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I get claustrophobic just looking at that picture
Suspenders on his duty belt
Shoulder strap on his mag bag
Rifle sling
Its also interesting that he baton is on his off side

I would say the original intent of the term was for LE, who knows how it will end up. That bag pictured seems to be more in line with what I have learned of the active shooter concept. I wonder what’s in the zippered compartment. I could see sacrificing a spot for a mag for a good FAK in that situation. Really what’s the difference between an LEO on duty and one in an active shooter situation, he now has a rifle (you hope) and he needs to carry mags for it.
 
Maxpedition has made some changes to their Jumbo shoulder pack so that it's set up to carry mags, as an alternative to their active shooter stuff.
 
love my active shooter bag from maxped. I am not a LEO, but the mag and pistol pouches are GREAT for organization of EDC gear or woods bumming gear. The velcro interiors of the main pockets allow me to add in pouches for even more individiual organization. http://edcforums.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=155b5da37645aba774f4f7464407e8fb&topic=34481.0

as for the police aspect of a "active shooter bag" think of it as a trunk stored "grab & go" bag for responding to incidents.
 
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