A Navy SEAL Reveals How To Survive An Active Shooter

Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson shares tips on how to survive an active shooter.

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STILLS
Red fire extinguisher closeup in the funicular cabin. The concept of occupational safety
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VIDEO
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USA Flag Behind Bullets Falling In Slow Motion
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Empty dark underground parking
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Walking through the corridor
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Don't take another step
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Shooting preparations. Loading gun
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Shooting preparations. Loading gun
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Polish martial law 1981. Socialist militia chasing student. Hiding
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MS Young people working at cafe - hot desking.
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Focus on what will drive your business further
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T/L HA TD Group of People Walking on Stairs at Night
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Making their way towards new opportunities
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Police arresting a gangster
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SWAT arresting a criminal
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Seriously
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Outlaw bad man holds a gun pointing the target, robber in black hood holding a gun and pointing to a victim.
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Closeup of a hunting rifle being lifted, and the shooter placing his finger on the trigger, ready to fire.
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MEDIUM ANGLE OF HANDS LOADING AND FIRING GUN CONTINUOUSLY TOWARD LEFT. SEE GUNFIRE AND GUN SMOKE.
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Relaxing moments.
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How to defend from attacker with a knife
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Escaping from danger
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Gun shooting
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woman running in black corridor
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Guys running in parking garage
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Working mother arranging purse while daughters eat breakfast
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Fire escape door by dolly
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WC -Sink
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Man shooting with gun
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Man shooting with gun
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EXTERNAL CREDITS
Clint Emerson
@100DeadlySkills

[weweeewhat]

Everyone: RUN


Me: starts smelling my surroundings

[dropeauzi]

Me: keeps scrolling
My consciousness: What if

[samueladams]

Me: *takes deep breath* ..”this smells like the right way”.

[joyofillinoisfarm]

My dad was a pre-teen when the Nazis rolled over his country. As an adult he always checked out the exits and knew his escape plan in a public place...he was very nervous to sit in the center of a large auditorium and avoided it if at all possible.

[aserient]

Me: I dont need to watch this

My anxiety: you never know..

[joshua]

Anyone else feel kinda hyped when he said when you tackle him you're probably gonna put him through a wall.

[aa-jrqu]

“Run in a zig-zag pattern”

Big guys have it rough.

[caseysreptiles]

I love how he explains what u should do in a survival situation in a different way instead of just following the crowd

[tinapenner]

No one:

YouTube recommendations the day school starts :

[SimpIySimpIe]

Everyone: *runs to the door*

Me: *running toward the sounds of bullets in a zigzag as I smell my surrounding*

[ate]

Everyone in public school: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN.

[lisahinton]

"Trust your eyes, question your ears." I watched another video here on YT where a lot of people in a mass shooting lost their lives or were injured because they ran in the opposite direction of where the sound was coming from. They thus ran right into the shooter's path.

[TheJoey]

“Smell your environment”

My blocked nose: Say no more

[dan-]

the fact that my mind automatically added the word “school” before shooter

[thiagosoares]

I have been in this situation 5 times (I live in Brazil) and I always say "before you start running pay attention to where you are going and where the shooter is shooting. You can't run faster than a bullet but you can think faster than a bullet."

[eas]

This has been the best example of a "Survival" video I've come across. It's well thought out, worded clearly, a reasonable amount of time to keep the viewer's attention, and appropriate for most age groups. Well done and thank you!

[roncom]

Schools: Nah, u stayin locked up in this classroom for "safety reasons"

[amypuckett]

Note: I learned when I was doing active shooter training at a school to not hold the gun after you've removed it from the shooter so you aren't mistaken for the gunman when law enforcement arrive.

[KimChilds]

"...cleaning products, spray them in the eyes. You can grab a pair of scissors, stab them in the face."
That went from one end of the spectrum to the other real quick.

[justlooking]

I think the best thing that he was "if you see a herd of people running by" hold off on running WITH them! They may not be going in the right direction. He makes an excellent point!