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>> i knew nothing coming in. and the fact that they said turn off the lights, barricade, run, hide, they gave a number of things that were so crucial. >> reporter: the rabbi also took part in the training. >> i think we all will walk out in a better position to deal with any crisis that might come our way. >> gary is with me now from dallas. is it safe to assume, the organization has received a lot more requests for this kind of training since the latest hostage situation? >> reporter: absolutely, anderson. a huge number of training requests. last year, they trained about 17,000 people, this y...

Things that were so crucial. >> reporter: the rabbi also took part in the training. >> i think we all will walk out in a better position to deal with any crisis that might come our way. >> gary is with me now from dallas. is it safe to assume, the organization has received a lot more requests for this kind of training since the latest hostage situation? >> reporter: absolutely, anderson. a huge number of training requests. last year, they trained about 17,000 people, this year, they expect possibly the number to be quadrupled. the synagogues and centers don't pay for this, the money comes from...

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> welcome back. it's been less than two weeks since the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. today shooting clubs in at least three states started training teachers to carry handguns. 200 people signed up for the teacher training in salt lake city. a gun club in ohio says it's swamped with training requests from teachers and administrators. arizona's even offering classes, too. the teachers unions are against the idea of arming faculty. but putting guns in schools is not new. in fact, 1/3 of all public schools had a...

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