The Commercial Reality
Since 2006, over 75% of workplace mass shootings have occurred at commercial businesses. Security and facility directors know the stats. You’ve invested in access control, cameras, and emergency plans. But cameras record; they don’t alert. When a visible weapon appears in a lobby, parking garage, or hallway, the gap between “someone might see it” and “the system detected it and alerted everyone in seconds” is the gap that keeps risk and legal teams up at night.
AI gun detection for commercial buildings is built to close that gap. The solution we deploy connects to your existing security cameras and analyzes over 36,000 video frames per second for visible firearms. Every detection is verified by a trained specialist in a 24/7 operations center before an alert fires — so false alarms stay near zero. Once confirmed, alerts go to your security team and, where configured, to first responders, with exact shooter location. The full pipeline from detection to first-responder alert can happen in as fast as 3 to 5 seconds. For tenants, insurers, and boards, that’s a documented, proactive layer — and the technology holds the only U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation for AI visual gun detection, which can matter for liability and due diligence.
Why DHS SAFETY Act Designation Matters for Business
When the worst happens, the question isn’t just “did we have a plan?” — it’s “did we do everything reasonably possible to prevent and respond?” The technology we bring to commercial sites has been evaluated by the federal government and granted a SAFETY Act Designation as an effective measure against terrorist and active shooter threats. That’s not a marketing claim; it’s a credential that insurers, legal teams, and corporate risk committees take seriously. It signals that you’ve deployed a layer that the government has confidence in — which can support both prevention and post-incident defense.
Deployment typically uses your current camera infrastructure — no rip-and-replace — and runs at an average cost of less than a few cups of coffee per employee or customer per year. The solution covers indoor and outdoor areas: lobbies, garages, entrances, and common spaces, with exact location data for first responders. For security directors and facility managers who are tired of reactive-only posture, this is built to add a proactive detection layer that works 24/7/365.
Next Step
See how it would work in your building. We’ll walk you through detection, verification, and response with your layout in mind. Request a demo when you’re ready.