Inside the growing industry to defend schools from mass shootings

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  You really only have to hear one word in the following news clip to know exactly what the reporter is talking about.

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  15 people were killed that day, including the two gunmen.

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  Another 20 were shot, but survived.

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  And another victim recently died from complications related to her injuries.

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  Columbine wasn't the first school shooting, but for many Americans,

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  it marks a turning point, the beginning of a dark era.

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  Because now, of course, it's not the only school shooting we know by name.

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  Sandy Hook, Parkland, Virginia Tech, Uvaldi.

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  I'm joined today by Meg Anderson, a criminal justice reporter at NPR.

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  Meg, you helped cover the Parkland tragedy.

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  I did, and others.

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  There have been more than 400 school shootings since Columbine.

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  And there's a familiar rhythm to it all.

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  We learn the victim's names, we try to find a motive.

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  Some people offer prayers, others push for gun control, and not a lot changes.

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  It's quiet for a while, and then it all starts again.

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  But from the seemingly endless cycle, a multi-billion dollar industry has emerged.

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  There's a long list of things schools can buy to try to deter a mass shooter from drones to body armor,

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  and business is booming.

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  This is the Indicator from Planet Money.

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