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... The devices are worn as a lanyard. The sequence of button presses alerts school administration and school resource officers and, or the local sheriff's department to a life-threatening situation.

The button was pressed during the active shooting situation on Wednesday and the school resource officers began "actively looking," he said.

"These panic buttons saved a lot of time, and, in my view, probably saved a lot of lives," said Former FBI Agent & ABC News contributor Brad Garrett.

Tennessee passed Alyssa's Law in 2023 and is one of seven states where it has passed. Nine other states, including Georgia, have it up for consideration. ...

OK, my first thought upon reading this article is ...

The Republican legislators tacitly admit that there is a problem with the proliferation of guns in the Country.

But they choose to try to propose laws that resolve the symptom (alert law enforcement of a school under attack ASAP), and not the root cause (the proliferation of guns owned by crazies).