Kansas is rolling out grants for real-time gun-detection software that can spot and report an active shooter in seconds.
The Legislature appropriated $10 million in grants – $2.5 million in each of the state’s four congressional districts – that would supply interested schools with AI-powered gun detection software that spots openly carried guns on campus through the schools’ existing security cameras.
The monitoring, according to an announcement by state Attorney General Kris Kobach, comes from firearm detection technology company ZeroEyes, which provides 24/7 detection “by trained U.S. military veterans in a monitoring center to eliminate false alerts,” and “alerts school staff and local law enforcement in as little as 3-5 seconds with real-time details, including images and threat location.”
“Public schools may begin applying immediately, provided they meet the infrastructure requirements as defined in the application,” reads a press release from Kobach’s office. “Grants are available to all public schools on a first-come, first-served basis.”
