On April 7, 2026, around 2:21 PM, 20-year-old Victor Hawkins entered Pauls Valley High School armed with two semi-automatic handguns. He pointed a gun at two students in the lobby and tried to fire. The weapon malfunctioned. He then fired multiple rounds. Principal Kirk Moore rushed from his office, tackled Hawkins, and was shot in the leg during the takedown. Another staff member helped remove the gun from Hawkins's hand. No students were injured. Court documents show Hawkins had studied the Columbine shooting and intended to carry out a similar attack at his former school. Look at what that actually required. Distance closure under live fire. Physical control of a person who is shooting at you. Staying functional after taking a round. None of that is instinct. People who try it without training usually fail and the body count goes up. Moore succeeded, but the margin was thin and the cost was real. A survivable wound is still a wound that could have killed him. The first weapon malfunction is also worth noting. Hawkins's intended first shot did not fire. That is the kind of variable nobody can plan around but everybody benefits from understanding. The window between malfunction and the next attempt is the window where intervention is possible. Moore moved into that window. The question for anyone in a position where this could happen to them - administrators, security officers, anyone responsible for other people in a fixed location - is whether you would close that distance, and whether you could do it without getting killed in the process. The first half is a question about character. The second half is a question about training. ATAC's Arrest and Control / Conflict Resolution course and the Armed Security Use of Force course both address the physical and decision-making components of closing on a threat. Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/oklahoma-principal-shot-leg-praised-tackling-school-shooter-hero