Schools invest in drones to stop school shooters

Schools in Florida and Georgia have purchased special nonlethal Black Arrow drones from a Texas company, Mithril Defense, as part of state-funded programs to respond to potential active shooters, the Wall Street Journal reports. The drones are housed in ceiling stations; when activated, they can quickly fly through halls, blast loud sirens, flash bright lights, and spray pepper gel to stop a threat. They also send live videos to the police. School shootings in the U.S. have risen sharply, from about 20 in 1970 to 251 in 2021. Technology like this may help responders act faster, but even advanced technologies cannot fully counter the deeper problem of hatred and violence that has infected U.S. society.