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Silencer in this type of attack was really a game changer when we talk about the threat dynamics and how we prepare. you hear the sound of a gun, get away from the threat. address the threat if you have to or hide. >> he wanted to increase? >> exactly. so think about this for a minute. we train on the sound. there was no sound because of the utalization. this is a really a major shift in gravity when it can whiches to the attack dynamics going forward. year going to have to geback, retrain around how -- mindful that the suppresser was used, how do we retrain the public when we no longer hear t...

>> jonathan, the shooter used at least two weapons. one of them was a .45-caliber handgun with multiple extended magazines. he also had a silencer. how difficult is it to obtain any of these items? is it that difficult? >> it depends what state you're in. but a really important aspect of this is the utilization of a silencer in this type of attack is really a game changer when we talk about the threat dynamics and how we prepare for these. typically what we think is is we've all heard run, hide, fight. when i hear the sound of a gun, run, hide, fight, get away from the threat, address the thre...

Different threats that possibly could effect an event like this. you have to look at past attacks and the changing attack dynamics. october 1st in las vegas was a game changer for outdoor events. someone shooting from an elevated position. nypd is mindful of that. we've seen reports of aerial drone surveillance being put forth by the nypd and other law enforcement agencies around the united states. aerial snipers. individuals up on rooftops looking at those windows. trying to identify where the vulnerabilities and how they can mitigate it. this is law enforcement can't do it by itself. it does...

Saying there are no credible direct threats. but the global threat environment is extremely dynamic right now. the threats are changing. attack dynamics are changing. law enforcement is very mindful of that. they identify vulnerabilities that are present around, you know, key locations in cities throughout the united states. and then mitigate those vulnerabilities. not too long ago, only talking 13 months ago, new york city itself, just blocks away from times square, had two attacks. one on the west side highway with the vehicle ramming attack and the second one was a homicide bomber at port a...