STOP THE KILLING | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Date and Time
Jan 7, 2024 6:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Jan 7, 2024 6:00 pm
14th & V
In this groundbreaking book, former FBI agent and targeted violence expert Katherine Schweit reveals the secrets to reducing gun violence in our communities, including our struggle with the mass shootings we fear the most. Drawing on her insider knowledge, research, and a decade of experience, she debunks the myths and misconceptions about mass shootings and shows us how to spot the warning signs, find shooters before they strike, and train adults and children for emergencies. She discusses physical safety needs in buildings and explores firearms in a non-political, fact-based, analytical way. This book offers a holistic view of what we have learned and failed to learn in our quest to stop this American crisis. Explore how to survive an attack and care for victims and survivors. Read sober advice gathered from those who have survived and responded to shootings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Sandy Hook Elementary School, the Aurora theater, at universities, airports, and more.
The book also explores the 2021 Oxford High School shooting in Michigan, including the groundbreaking use of a domestic terrorism charge used successfully against the shooter and the first-of-its kinds involuntary manslaughter charges filed against the shooter's parents. Stop the Killing; How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis will transform the way you think about your own safety and give you the tools to turn your fear into action. Feel empowered. Come be part of the solution.
Katherine Schweit and Mike Kortan are joining us on the Busboys stage to share his their solutions to ending the mass shooting crisis. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Schweit will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of STOP THE KILLING will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed.
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Katherine Schweit is an attorney and retired FBI special agent who created and led the FBI’s active shooter program after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. She joined a White House team working on violence prevention matters led by then–Vice President Biden. She is the author of Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis and How to Talk About Guns with Anybody. She hosts a podcast in its 4th season called Stop the Killing.
Bookending her time at the FBI, Ms. Schweit worked as an assistant state’s attorney in Chicago and director for security training for a Fortune 300 company. Ms. Schweit brings these public/private best practices to her consulting business, Schweit Consulting, which span from Fortune 100 companies to small private schools, to the government of New Zealand.
She the author of the FBI’s seminal research on mass shootings, “A Study of 160 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013,” and was part of the crisis team responding to shooting incidents at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Pentagon, and the Navy Yard in the Washington, DC, area. She shares free best practices and research through website and regular newsletter found at katherineschweit.com.
A one-time print journalist she has published extensively, including opinion pieces in the New York Times and Chicago’s Daily Herald. She is an executive producer on the award-winning film, The Coming Storm, widely used in security and law enforcement training throughout the United States and by the U.S. State Department worldwide. This work earned her a second US Attorney General’s outstanding contributions award.
She is a recognized expert in mass shooting and active shooter matters, crisis response, workplace violence, and corporate security policies and often is asked to provide on-air television commentary when tragedy occur. She regularly speaks to professional, government, and private organizations.
She is a member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety, the local and national chapters of societies supporting retired FBI Special Agents. She is adjunct faculty at DePaul University College of Law and Webster University. She has two daughters and lives in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. She can be reached through schweitconsulting.com.
Mike Kortan is a communications expert with a special focus on crisis communications. His wealth of knowledge about law enforcement and national security matters comes from more than three decades of experience with the FBI.
As national spokesperson and lead for the FBI’s public affairs team, Mr. Kortan advised three FBI directors on national and international issues. He has worked with law enforcement public affairs professionals around the globe and brings a perspective on a wide variety of issues, with direct involvement in every major investigative and administrative challenge faced by the FBI during his time.
Mr. Kortan works with public affairs, trade, government, and international agencies to define crisis communications plans and response. He understands the nature of crisis management, and the unique role of effective communications.
Over his career, Mr. Kortan worked with other law enforcement and security services and their public affairs teams to interact with broadcast, cable, digital and print media on all matters of communication including crisis.
Mr. Kortan graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, FBI Agents Association, and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI.
