Deterrence, Detection and Autonomous Responses that Can Save Minutes and Lives
Every second counts. What if there was more time to react, time to take cover, time to lock down, time to respond, and time to neutralize? Active shooter events unfold at a blistering pace. Taking control of every precious moment between the first detection of a firearm and taking action will mean the difference between life and death.
Firearm detection is now included as part of RAD’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) software suite, running on all RAD autonomous response security robots.
With RAD’s firearm detection, your facility or school can respond and react to a potential shooter incident before a shot is fired. Because of RAD’s advanced AI-based software and hardware solution, responses and alerts are fully customizable. Alert local security, law enforcement, automatically lock electronic doors, and triggering alarms are all standard responses for RAD devices.
We can give our schools, facilities, students, and citizens those valuable extra seconds or minutes when the RAD security robot autonomously detects, responds and alerts.
Examples of RAD’s Firearm Detection Analytic in Action
Uvalde, TX, May 2022 – Legacy school camera footage transformed with RAD firearm detection, instantly flagging the visible weapon.
Nashville, TN, March 2023 – Security video enhanced by RAD analytic to detect and highlight the shooter’s firearm in real time.
New York, NY, July 2025 – Street camera footage upgraded with RAD firearm detection technology to identify and track a visible gun.
About RAD and RAD Solutions
Rapid deployment, installation included.
Hardware, software & analytics created by RAD.
Over 2.5 million paid operating hours in the field.
Affordable, subscription basis for all devices.
Offices throughout the US. 100+ employees and rapidly growing.
Time to React, Time to Respond
Law enforcement, safety, and security experts agree that reducing response times is critical in executing an effective response to what may be an active shooter incident. With a RAD firearm detection system, you’ll shave precious minutes off your response time and safety precautions can go into effect sooner, and law enforcement can respond appropriately with valuable information regarding the firearm suspect, possibly before shots are fired.
A standout feature of RAD’s Firearm Detection technology is its robust Double Authentication system designed to significantly enhance reliability and reduce false positives. This advanced feature includes two stages of verification before an alert is issued, ensuring that the system only acts upon true positive detections. When a potential firearm is detected, the device immediately captures images and sends them to the RAD Cloud for comparison against an extensive and continuously updated library of firearm models. This meticulous verification process ensures that only genuine threats trigger alerts, thereby increasing overall system reliability and user trust.
“RAD’s firearm detection solution may be that extra advantage the school needs, we all need, if an active shooter event is about to unfold.”
– E. Troy McCanna, former FBI Agent, Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force Coordinator/Supervisor, joined RAD in early 2022
Firearm Detection that Produces Autonomous Responses
The detection of a firearm still isn’t enough to effectively avert an active shooter event. Facilities and schools need the extra advantage of an autonomous response from the detection device, and RAD has that and more. RAD’s entire line of safety and security robots including ROSA™, RIO™, RADDOG™ and AVA™ are all enabled with firearm detection AI analytics plus the ability to respond without the need for, and the possible delay in summoning human respondents.
Firearm Detection Now Available on All RAD Devices
Firearm detection will be available on all RAD devices and is backward compatible with RAD devices already deployed. Clients will be invited to opt-in beginning in mid-June.
Recent Gun Detection News & Posts
RAD Expands ‘Bailey’s Promise’ to All K-12 Schools Nationwide
Initiative Serves Public, Private, Faith-Based, and Other Accredited K-12 Schools Across the United States Detroit, Michigan, August 13, 2025 –
Bailey’s Promise: Removing Barriers to School Firearm Detection Once and For All
Bailey’s Promise: Removing Barriers to School Firearm Detection Once and For All by Steve Reinharz, RAD Founder, CEO and CTO
RAD’s AI-Powered Firearm Detection Technology Now Available as a Free Software-Only Solution to Protect Students and Educators Nationwide Detroit, Michigan,
RAD Firearm Detection Demonstration
https://youtu.be/whfcY-jtPjA RAD’s compelling demonstration video showcases the remarkable capabilities of its advanced Firearm Detection Technology integrated into the ROSA device.