When one of these events takes place it is imperative for us to learn from them should we hope to prevent or interdict the next one. Sadly, this is rarely done to a true operational level. It may be too soon to do this, but we have had three major events in the last three weeks. I do not think it is too soon. These points were brought to the discussion on my forum warriortalk.com by one of its members –
FACT 1: Shooter visited the site five days prior to the attack. This was probably a reconnaissance of the site. We know that both terrorists as well as “crazy people” have done this prior to their initiation of attack. Alternatively, he may not have decided to attack yet and was working up to it
LEARNING POINT: In today’s tech world it is an easy thing to have 24-7 passive surveillance. We have it at home and at Suarez HQ. This can run all the time and can be monitored remotely. An alternative is the use of game cameras. Any after hours suspicious visitors can be scrutinized at length. These cameras can be elaborate and expensive or quite simple and cost effective. Here is an Amazon link for such items for your convenience. We live in a time of war and such steps, specially if you work at a desirable target, are not only simple and cost effective, but essential in your safety. And anyone seen doing surveillance should be taken seriously.
by Gabe Suarez