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08/25/2026

THE POWER OF A CLOSED, LOCKED DOOR!
A SIMPLE STEP THAT CAN SAVE LIVES
YOUR ACTIONS TODAY PROTECT EVERYONE TOMORROW

Classroom security is of the utmost importance, and we cannot prioritize our comfort or convenience over the safety of the lives we are developing, educating, and raising for our future.

It is imperative that schools understand that classroom doors should remain closed and locked during normal school operations.

Nobody should be able to simply walk into a classroom from the hallway unless they have the proper access control mechanism or someone inside intentionally allows them entry.

Leaving classroom doors unlocked creates an unnecessary vulnerability.

An unauthorized person who enters a school can walk directly into any unlocked classroom. A parent who is angry with a teacher can enter a classroom and create a confrontation. A student who does not belong in a particular classroom can enter and start an altercation.

These are not hypothetical situations. These types of incidents have happened.

A closed and already locked door creates a barrier between the people inside that classroom and a potential threat. It controls access, limits movement, and provides critical time for help to arrive.

It also means that if an active threat occurs or a lockdown is called, the classroom is already secured. Teachers are not forced to move toward the door and attempt to lock it after the threat has already entered the building.

But classroom security is not just about the lock. Visibility matters too.

During normal school operations, classroom door windows should remain uncovered.

Window coverings are critically important during an active threat, lockdown, or active shooter situation, and every classroom should have a covering that can be immediately deployed when necessary.

Outside of those situations, however, permanently covered classroom windows create another vulnerability.

Administrators, security professionals, school resource officers, and law enforcement should be able to walk down a hallway and quickly look into a classroom to determine whether the environment appears safe.

A situation could occur where a teacher or students are unable to call for help. If the classroom window is permanently covered, someone walking past may have no ability to recognize that something is wrong inside.

Uncovered windows also protect teachers, faculty, and students by preventing situations where an adult and a student, or any other individuals, are unnecessarily placed in a completely unobservable environment.

The standard should be simple:

Closed door.
Locked door.
Uncovered window during normal operations.
Immediately deployable window covering during a lockdown or active threat.

These steps may occasionally feel inconvenient, uncomfortable, or like one more thing to remember during an already busy school day.

But the value of a human life is far greater than our inconvenience.

Once these policies are implemented, consistently reinforced, and made part of the everyday culture of a school, they add very little to our daily responsibilities while substantially improving the safety and security of every life we are responsible for protecting.

YOUR ACTIONS TODAY PROTECT EVERYONE TOMORROW.

Do something before anything happens.

08/24/2026

It's an honor to be recognized at the inaugural gala for the Colorado-Israel Chamber of Commerce (COIL) with Jeremiah Baronberg and Jordan Kastrinsky.

We have been involved in advocating for and advising this incredible organization since before it was officially up and running. It has been an honor and a privilege to stand alongside them over the last couple of years, and I look forward to watching their continued growth and seeing how many more organizations and communities they will reach.

But this recognition is much more a representation of the hard-working Jewish organizations and communities that are making the right choice to safeguard their people before anything happens.

In the face of escalating hate and increasing threats against the Jewish people, courageous organizations throughout our communities are making difficult choices now to protect the lives, legacies, and communities they are responsible for, rather than waiting until the aftermath of something terrible happening.

That is where this recognition belongs.

It belongs to those organizations. It belongs to our hard-working Jewish communities. It belongs to the leaders willing to make difficult decisions before they are forced to, and to the valuable people who put lives first every single day.

Thank you for making the right choice.

Thank you for trusting HCCI Professional Protective Services LLC to help keep your people and communities safe.

And thank you to the Colorado-Israel Chamber of Commerce for this recognition. It is possible only because of the dedication these organizations have shown to protecting their people, their communities, and their legacies.

Before anything happens.

07/09/2026

On Sunday, I had the privilege of providing security for StandWithUs outside the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver, where the National Education Association Representatives Assembly (NEA RA) was being held.

StandWithUs was there to make their voices heard about antisemitic choices, votes, and actions taking place within education and in our schools. They were also there to support teachers and educators who want to make safe, fair, and responsible choices for all students.

Education should not be about telling children what to think.

It should be about teaching them how to think.

I had only been home a few days after nearly a month of training in Israel, including the Jewish Resilience program, where the focus was on building safer, stronger, and more prepared Jewish communities.

Coming home and immediately providing security for this event reinforced one of the greatest lessons from that training.

Jewish resilience starts with standing up.

It starts with being heard.

It starts with taking action to protect our communities before anything happens.

Sadly, we continue to see antisemitism rising across our country, including within education. Jewish students deserve to be safe, protected, and treated with the same dignity as every other student.

Real change happens when good people choose to stand together peacefully, make their voices heard, support one another, and have the courage to confront what is wrong.

That is resilience.

That is leadership.

That is how we protect our communities.

Safer communities are not built by waiting for someone else to act. They are built when ordinary people choose to take responsibility, prepare, and protect one another before anything happens.

Thank you to StandWithUs and everyone who continues to lead with courage, conviction, and hope.

It was an honor to stand with you.

07/03/2026

Who do I know in the Denver Metro, Boulder, or Aurora area who is looking for work in armed security?

HCCI Protection is hiring for full-time and part-time armed security positions.

Pay is $26.00 to $30.00 per hour.

We are looking for professional, dependable, trainable people who want to be part of a company that is growing and raising the standard in the private security industry.

This is not just a warm-body security job.

We provide company training and certifications, support through licensing, and opportunities to grow into leadership or management for the right people.

Ideal candidates should be:

Professional
Dependable
Trainable
Willing to carry a firearm
Calm under pressure
Able to communicate well
Interested in growing with a company long term

If you know someone who would be a strong fit, please send them my way.

HCCI Protection is growing, and we are looking for the right people to grow with us.

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WHEN SECONDS COUNT, WHY WAIT MINUTES?

06/17/2026

Back in Israel - Day 22

Yesterday was not a training day, but a reflective one.

It was a day of closing some loops and helping a friend who lives here in Israel and is connected to one of the communities we serve back home. They also helped me when I first arrived on this trip, so it was good to spend some time together.

I also took some time to find a few kippahs to bring home for a friend who recently welcomed a grandson into the world.

I got a haircut, trimmed my beard, and spent much of the day reflecting on a question that has followed me throughout this entire journey.

How do we put this to work in the United States?

How do we reach more communities and get people to take action before the crisis, before the shooting, before the bombing, before the escalation of danger that we continue to see rising around us?

Peaceful times have created complacent people who operate under the false assumption that these threats will never affect them.

Yet history is filled with thousands upon thousands of examples of people who once believed the exact same thing, until they became the victim.

So the question becomes, what is stopping people from choosing to become proactive?

What is stopping people from becoming trained?

What is stopping people from seeking real security solutions instead of assuming someone else will handle it?

Over the last two weeks, I watched fourteen other Jewish people, ranging from their early twenties into their sixties, choose to step up. They chose to train. They chose to become advocates and voices for their communities back home so they can help prepare them before something happens.

I have been serving the Jewish community for nearly a decade, waiting and hoping to see more people take ownership of that responsibility.

My heart is overjoyed to watch these men and women work so hard and commit themselves to protecting their communities.

Later in the evening, I met with one of the counterterrorism commanders I know here. We spent time with his family, talked about the goal of building stronger people and stronger communities, and discussed what comes next.

As I closed out the day, I found myself asking the same questions again.

How do we put this to work?
How do we make a larger difference?
How do we get more people involved?

If you have ideas, I would genuinely love to hear them.
Because our chance is now.
Before anything happens.
Before the cost of assumed safety and comfort comes due.

06/16/2026

Back in Israel - Day 20

Testing day.
Wow, what an intense day it was.

We were up before 6:00 AM and on our way north to take our final evaluations at what is considered one of the top security schools in all of Israel, and the only school that holds all levels of security certification.

One of the instructors told us we were the first group of our kind to come through their program. They said we had demonstrated courage and commitment beyond what they normally see, and that it gave them hope that there are people willing to stand up and help keep communities safe in America.

That is the goal.
To empower communities to become safer, more resilient, and more capable.

But even more importantly than responding, capable of preventing the situation from ever happening in the first place.

The day consisted of multiple tests.

We completed a stress-induced Krav Maga final. We completed a live-fire active threat scenario where we had to respond as if we were ordinary people suddenly caught in a violent attack. We discussed how we would continue this mission when we returned home.

Then we moved into a comprehensive security assessment that combined multiple disciplines into one exercise. Situational awareness, active threat response, team leadership, communication, casualty management, and emergency medical response were all tested simultaneously.

The day was stressful.
We left before 6:00 AM and did not return to our quarters until after 10:00 PM.

Other than the bus ride, there was very little rest.

It was a day of work, stress, pressure, and reality-based training designed to expose weaknesses in a controlled environment so we do not repeat those mistakes when lives are actually on the line.

Some of the most important lessons came from the final testing.

First, we must identify the threat.
Then we must stop the threat.

Once the threat is addressed, we must immediately begin looking for additional threats, casualties, and people who need help.

We must move to cover, continue assessing our environment, and avoid becoming fixated on only one problem.

But one lesson stood out above all the others.

If we have reached the point where we are shooting, something has already gone wrong.

While that may not be true in every situation, the reality is that many attacks can be prevented through awareness, preparation, assessment, and intervention before violence begins.

Awareness prevents crisis.
Awareness can prevent the threat.
The objective of security is not simply to respond faster.
The objective is to identify threats earlier and prevent them altogether.

That is something I have taught for years, and it has been reinforced throughout these twenty days in Israel.

Security starts before anything happens.
Afterward is too late.

This training has been critical in helping empower Jewish communities, organizations, and leaders. While I was the only non-Jewish participant in the program, the courage, commitment, and willingness to stand up that I have seen from these men and women has been inspiring.

Nobody else will arrive fast enough.
We must choose to take action now.
Before anything happens.

06/14/2026

Back in Israel - Day 19

Yesterday was Shabbat, and we spent it in the West Bank at a leadership academy. From where we were, we could see Jordan in the distance.

These last two weeks have been incredibly physically demanding and stressful, and it was nice to finally slow down and rest. I could feel my body shifting. I slept in and ended up taking three different naps before around 3:30 PM.

When you have been under stress for a long period of time, the body recognizes when it is finally safe to relax. When that moment comes, it releases everything it has been holding back.

I think that is an important lesson to share.

When you are in the middle of a threat, an active shooter, an emergency, or the aftermath of a crisis, your body operates differently. It keeps you moving. It keeps you functioning. It pushes you forward because it has a job to do.

But once the situation is over, once the danger has passed and your mind begins to understand that you survived, the body shifts out of overdrive. The adrenaline fades. The exhaustion arrives. The fatigue catches up.

That is often the price we pay as protectors.

Later in the day and into the evening, we took a Land Cruiser deep into the desert. Along the way, I got to see a beautiful monastery dating back to around 600 AD. We also spent time discussing the history of Jordan, the region, and the realities that Israel faces today.

As a protector, a leader, a mentor, and a business owner, it is critical that we take time to recover and recharge. That is one of the lessons behind Shabbat.

If we are operating at full speed all the time, eventually fatigue will catch us whether we want it to or not.

Yesterday I felt that firsthand.

Last night we turned in early because today would be one of the biggest tests of the trip. We had to be up before 6:00 AM and leave for a two-hour drive to what is considered one of the premier security training facilities in Israel. It is the only facility capable of delivering the full spectrum of security certifications in Israel, and the owner himself would be evaluating us.

Today our Krav Maga skills, weapons handling, decision-making, and security training will all be put to the test through stress-induced scenarios.

Sunday will conclude our testing.

At the end, participants will either earn a certificate from Israel showing they successfully passed the program, or a certificate showing they participated but did not meet the standard.

It is a critical day.

Two weeks of training, lessons, challenges, relationships, and preparation all lead to this moment.

Now we find out if what we learned is truly there when the pressure is on.

06/14/2026

Back in Israel - Day 18

Friday was a day.

We spent the entire day on the range, practicing skills under stress, working through scenarios, barriers, room clearing, and assessing rooms and areas from behind cover or through doorways. The goal was to identify threats, assess victims, and neutralize the threat without harming innocent people.

We did this from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Throughout the day, we were tested under stress and forced to move through scenarios as quickly as possible while maintaining accuracy and good decision-making. We had to identify threats, assess victims, and avoid accidentally shooting the very people we were there to help.

This put a lot of training to the test.

Not just speed and accuracy, but the ability to stay calm, think clearly, and properly assess what was happening around us. You cannot simply walk through life with a weapon ready to shoot anything that moves. If you do, you risk becoming a danger to the very people you are responsible for protecting.

To increase the stress, we were sprinting, doing pushups, and physically exhausting ourselves before engaging in live-fire exercises. The goal was to create pressure and force us to think through problems while tired, stressed, and fatigued.

By the end of the day, everyone was ready for some rest.

Earlier in the training, I took a short break to visit a therapist and make sure my back was holding together. As many of you know, I have been dealing with a military injury since I was 19 years old, and this trip has definitely tested it.

During that visit, he told me something that stuck.

He said, "Shane, you are a very good soldier. I can see it in the way you walk and the way you think. But sometimes good soldiers get locked into their way of doing things. That way may work, but it is not always the only way."

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that lesson applies to far more than my back.

It applies to leadership.
It applies to security.
It applies to protection.
It applies to building stronger and more resilient communities.

Sometimes we get locked into a single solution, a single plan, or a single way of responding to problems. But the reality is that there are often many paths forward. The ability to adapt, learn, and remain open to better solutions is often what separates success from failure.

The bad guys are adapting.
The threats are adapting.
They are preparing.

If we are not willing to learn, adapt, and prepare as well, then we are already falling behind.

We then headed south to the West Bank to spend Shabbat at a leadership academy where young adults, typically 17 or 18 years old, delay their enlistment for a year to focus on leadership development and personal growth before beginning their military service.

We had a wonderful Shabbat with the academy and with Ravid, who spoke to us about the critical importance of standing up in our communities with integrity, conviction, drive, and a healthy aggression when it comes to protecting innocent life.

One lesson stood out.
It is on us to protect our communities.
Nobody else is coming.
Nobody else is going to care about our communities as much as we do.
And nobody will arrive fast enough when lives are already being lost.

That lesson has followed me throughout this entire journey.
When seconds count, why wait minutes?
You are the only person guaranteed to be present in 100% of your emergency situations.

It is on you to develop the skills, mindset, and capability necessary to protect yourself, your family, and your community.

Help may eventually arrive.
Law enforcement may eventually arrive.
But the reality is that the first responder is often the person already standing there when the crisis begins.

It is time that we stop pretending someone else will solve the problem for us.
It is time that we engage in real security, real preparedness, and real resilience.

Or become the responder ourselves.

06/13/2026

Back in Israel - Day 17

Two things are certain in life: we will all die, and "Malfunction 3 - out of bullets." - Ravid

I am behind on posting. It has been busy. I am exhausted and tired.

Thursday was a harder day. The body is tired, the mind is worn out, and thankfully the instructors gave us an evening to rest before testing began on Friday.

We had our final Krav Maga class. I helped prepare breakfast for the team, and then we began live-fire and simulated weapons drills. Our hands are raw from the constant draw, rack, and shoot techniques. We are practicing these skills under stress, given different scenarios, and constantly assessing threats from new locations.

One lesson that stood out is that you have to look before you engage a potential threat because what you perceive as a threat may not actually be one. If we simply draw and make ready without properly assessing the situation, we may create a problem where none existed.

We also learned how professional aggression, confidence, and intention can help de-escalate a situation or cause an attacker to stop because of the intensity and presence we project from the very beginning.

A prepared and confident response can often influence a situation before it ever becomes a physical confrontation.

Later in the evening, we finally got some time to rest because testing began on Friday and we would be traveling south for Shabbat.

I went to a store, bought some steaks and a disposable grill, and spent the evening cooking with new friends. It was a good way to slow down, enjoy some fellowship, and recharge before putting two weeks of lessons, training, and preparation to the test.

Now the real question is whether we have learned the lessons well enough to apply them when it matters.

One thing I have appreciated throughout this journey is meeting people from different backgrounds who share the same commitment to protecting innocent life. This week while training at thos security school, we met a Muslim IDF soldier who spoke openly about his desire to protect his community, his country, and the people around him. It was a reminder that many people reject extremism and violence and instead choose service, responsibility, and courage. That mission transcends religion, ethnicity, and background. Good people standing up to protect innocent people will always have more in common with each other than they do with those who seek to spread fear and violence.

06/12/2026

Back in Israel - Day 16

Intensity is the word that sums up Wednesday.

Working at this security training school, our group has really turned some heads. Several instructors have told us that we bring more intensity and commitment than they expected and that they wish more people training at the school approached the work the way this group has.

We started around 6:00 AM and did not finish until nearly 11:00 PM. By the end of the day, I was exhausted and could barely move.

One lesson that stood out before the training even began is the importance of taking care of yourself as a leader. If we do not prioritize our physical and mental health, we will eventually fail the people who depend on us when it matters most.

When I was 19, I suffered a military training injury. What seemed like a simple injury changed my life. My right leg broke under the stress of training and healed improperly, leaving one leg longer than the other. Over time it curved my lower back and damaged my lumbar spine, creating chronic pain that I have had to manage ever since.

My back went out during the first week here in Israel, and Wednesday put that injury to the test.

The day began with dry-fire and movement training, reinforcing the fundamentals of making a weapon safe, moving properly, keeping our finger off the trigger until we are ready to engage, and learning how to disengage mentally from the fight while continuing to assess the environment.

From there we went into Krav Maga training before spending several hours on the range applying those same principles under live-fire conditions.

One lesson that continued to come up throughout the day was that our responsibility does not end when the threat is stopped.

We must communicate.

We must lead.

We must project confidence and authority so the people around us know we are there to help them.

We have to be capable of flipping the switch instantly when danger appears.

That is exactly what happened during the Gaza war. People woke up in their homes to gunfire, terrorists, and chaos. They did not get time to prepare. They had to act immediately.

That same reality is becoming increasingly relevant in the United States. Threats continue to emerge, and too many people are still living under the assumption that it will never happen to them.

Later that evening we moved into four hours of stress-based medical testing.

We were required to assess scenes, identify threats, triage patients, provide treatment, communicate with responders, and work through multiple casualty scenarios while operating under fatigue and stress.

One thing became very clear.

Emergency medical care must be as much a part of security as any physical tactic we teach.

Medical skills preserve life until higher levels of care arrive.

By the end of the testing, everyone was exhausted.

The scenarios were not designed to make us successful.

They were designed to make us fail, identify weaknesses, and learn lessons that may one day save lives.

Failure is part of learning.

Sometimes failure teaches us what success never could.

And sometimes the lesson is not that one method is wrong and another is right.

Sometimes the lesson is simply that there may be another way to accomplish the mission, preserve life, and create a better outcome than we originally imagined.

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