Evolv Recommends Mantraps to Stop School Shootings

By Donald Maye, Published Jun 21, 2022, 10:34am EDT (Info+)

Evolv is recommending mantraps to schools using an ex-army specialist turned salesperson, pitching how these configurations can trap children with suspected weapons.

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However, advocating for this tactic contradicts Evolv’s core value proposition – “seamless” weapons detection. It also exposes a fundamental business challenge Evolv faces selling to schools – providing a solution that can stop mass shootings, see: Evolv "Has Never Stated" They "Could Have Made A Difference in Uvalde".

In this report, IPVM examines Evolv's proposed solution and the problems associated with proposing and using mantraps (or in this context, kidtraps) in schools.

Evolv + ********

***** ****** *************** ******** ********* ************** * ****** ** **** ******* and ******* ***** ******* *********,***** ******, ****** *** **** *** ******** in *******.

Mantraps *********

****** ********* *** *** ****** ** designed ** ********* **** *****, ******* access ** * ****** **** ****, interlocking *********, *** **** **** ******** students ** ** ***** ** *********.

****** ********* *** ***** + ******* solution ***** ** "********** *** ******" a ****** ***** *******:

*** ** *** ****** **** ****'** doing ** *** ****** ***** *** is ******** **** ** ***** ** my ******** ****** ** *** *****, itsdual ******** ****** **** *** ***** ************** ********, we have to turn them now we've got to detect if they have something. And that's really where we come into play. Be in that middle layer of that security as they come in. Now, before they get through that second door and we bust them through. They **** ******* *** ******, it's gonna detect any weapons on them. And if we detect something, we'll **** *********** **'** *** **** ****** ** **** ********* ****, we notify the SROs and now we have a response. We've not only locked down that threat, we're ********** *** ****** **** *** **.

***** **** ******** * ******* ** the ****** ** *** ****** - demonstrating **** ** * *******-*** *** serious ******** *** ******* ** ********:

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****'******* ******* ******** ************ ******* *** ******** ******* ** control ******:

*** '***********' ****** ** *** ******* allows **** *** **** ** ** unlocked *** **** ** * ****. Aside **** *********** ******, *** ******* of *** ********* *** ****** *** environment ****** *** **** ** ** normalized.

*****'* ******** **** ** ****** ** environment ****** ** *******.

A ******-**** ***********

***** ************ ******* ***** ***** ******* solution ** '********' ******* *********. *******, using ******** **** ***** ************* ******* this ****** ***** ***********.

******** *** ******** **** ** ******* and ***** *********, ********** ************. *******, Evolv ***** *** ****** ***** ******** is "*********" *** "*** ****** ****":

****** *** ******** *** ** *** conventional ********** *******nobody ***** ** **** their venue feel like a prison or their ****** **** * ******.

* *********, ***-******-**** ************** ******** ** ******.

[***] ******** *******-**** *************** ***** ******** **** **** *********.

Throughput ******* - ****** *****

***** ***** *** *** ******** *** throughput ** ***** + ********, **** estimates ** ** ** ************* ***** than *****'* ***** ** *,*** ******* per **** *** ***** ******* *****.

*** **** ***** ********* ** ******, it ***** **** ****** ** ***** of ******** ******* ** ** ********. Long *****, ** ***** ***** (*******), **** ** ********** ******** ****, a ******** ***** **** ** ******* with ***** *******, *** **** ********* with ************ ********.

Normalizing ******-**** ******** ** *******

** ********** *** ***** + ********, Evolv ********** **** ** ******** ********** or **** ********* *** ****** ********. So ***** ***** ******** ****** **** are ******* ******-**** ************, **** *** tacitly ********** * ******** (********), **** for *********, **** ***** *** **********.

******,*****'* ******** ******* ****** ** *****, ********* ** Evolv **-*******,**** ********, ***** **** ********* ******** ********** the ****:

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Problems **** ***** ******, ******** ********* ****** ****

**** ********* ***** *** ****** ***** **** ** *-**%, **** ***** ********** *************** ******* **** ***********, ***** *** **** *********** ** US ********, *** ***** ****** *******, such ** ********* *** ******** *****.

************, ***** ******** ***** ****** **** to ******** ********* "****** ** **** vestibule ****," ******* ******** ********:

  1. ********* - *** *** ******** ** screened *********** ** **** *** ********* locked ****?
  2. ******** ******- ** * ****** ** detected, *** **** ********* (***** ********) resolve?
  3. ******* ******- ***** ******** **** ***** locked ** *** ******* **** * threat ** ******** *** *** ******** individually?
  4. ******* ****** ****** - ******** * prison-like *********** **** ****** *** ********** of ******** ** *******.

Evolv: ** ********

**** ***** ***** **** ********* ** better ********** ***** ********, *** ******** would ** ********, *** *** ****** on **********:

  1. **** ***** ********* ******** ** ******** individually **** ***** ***** + ********?
  2. ** *** ************, **** ******** ******** be "******" ** *** ******* ** an ***** ********?
  3. ** * ****** **** *** ***** + ******* ********, *** **** ******** per **** *** ** ********?
  4. **********'* *-**% ***** ***** ****, *** ***** ******* *** ****** officials ****** ****** ****** ******** "****** in **** ********* ****" ** * regular *****?

***** *** *** ******* ** ***** questions. ** ***** ******* ****'* *********, we **** ****** **** ******.

Comments (31)

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Brandon Knutson

IPVMU Certified | 06/21/22 02:47pm

****'* ********* **** ** ** ***** addressed ****** **** *** ** ********** a ****** ********. ***** ****** ***** some ** ***** (********* *******) ********* money ** ******* * **** ***** school ***** ****'* *****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

06/21/22 09:19am

*'** ****** *******, ******** *** ****** a **** **** *** ******* ********** of *** "******-****" ****. **'* **** this *** **** **** **. *** real ********* ** *** *** ********* doors *** *** *** ******* ***** doors *** **** ******. ****** **** a ****** ** ***********, ******** *** practices ******* *** *** **** **********. For *******, ****** *** ******* **** door **** ******, ** **** ***** members ********* **** *****, **** *** school ** ******** "****** ***" *** alarms *** ********. *********** ***** ********* taped *** *** ****** ** *** side ****, ** **** "***'* **** to *** ***** **** *** *** time" **** **** ****** ***** **/*

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #11

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/22/22 07:18pm

**** *** **** **** *******? ** granddaughter *** *** ** *** *** a **** ***** *** ***** *** nothing ******* ** *** ********.

* ** ***** ***** ****** *** be ******* *** **** ** **** to ******* **** **** *******, ****** technology ***** **** ****** ***** ** a *******, *********** ** ******* **** disciplinary ****** ** *** *** *****.

***** **** ***'* **** ** ****** those **** ******* *** *****. **** like *** ****. ** ***'* ** a ******* **** ***** ***** *** laws *** ****** ****. **** ** percentage ** ******** ** ***** *** facts *** *****. **** ** ** need ****** ** ******* *** ***** focus ****** ** ** ********. **** colleges **** ****** *** **** **** schools *** *-* ** * , minimal. **** *********** *** ******** **** come *****.

* **** *** *** ** *** most ********* ******** ** *** **- in **, **** ********* ** *** weekends ** ****** ***** **** **** home ******* ******. ******* ** **** it ****** *** ***** ******* *** classified ******** *********** *** ******** ** another ******* *** ** **** ****, the ******* *** ****** *** ** the ******* **** * ** *** it ******. *** ********* *** ***** security ******** **** *** **** ** place.

****** **** **** **** **** *** or *** *** ** *** ** suffer *** ************.

********, *** *** **, ***** ******, but *** ** ***** ******.

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06/21/22 03:23pm

** ******* **** ** ** **** look **** *******?

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Brian Karas

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06/21/22 03:36pm

*** ********** ********* ** *** ***** thing **** **** ** **** **** I *** *** ********.

*** ** *** ******* **** * "fancy" *** ********* ****** **** ***** if **** *** **** ***** ** massively **** ****** **** **** ********? Might ** **** **** ** ** a ****-**** ******* ***** ***** ** that *****.

**** ******** **** **** *** ****** risk ** *** ********* ***** **** becoming *** ****** ******* ** *** interior **********. *** **** **** ** really ******* *** ******** ***** **** Evolv's ******* ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

06/21/22 03:41pm

** ***** ** ******** ******** ******** on ****** ******** *********? ** ***** like *** **** ****** ********* *** considered * *** ******* *****, ** have * ***** ** ********* **** Evolv *** **** ******* *** **** ideas *** ****** ** **** * product ** *** ****** **** *****'* no ******* ** ** **** **** help. **** ** *** * **** way ** ***** ********. ** ****'* help ****** ***** ******. ** ***** be **** ****** *** **** ** spend **** **** ** ** ******** before ********** **** **** **** "***" solution *** ****** ** **** ** to ******** ****** ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #9

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 06/21/22 08:38pm

**, ******* *** ******** ** *****-******* involving * **** ***** ***** ** industries *** ******* **** ** *** is ********** ** ********. * *** one ***** *** *****, *** **** on ************** *** ***** (***, * lot **** **** *****). *** *** a ******? **** ** ****? **** to ** "**********"? *** ******** * gun *** ***** ******, *** ** you *** **** *** **** *** whose **** ** ******* ******* *****! Every **** ****** ** *** ****** will **** *** ****** **********! ******!!

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Undisclosed #4

06/21/22 06:17pm

*** ************* *********** ******** ****** ****** be **** ********* ** ********** ****** refer ** *** ****** ** * persontrap ***** *******.

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In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/21/22 06:19pm

******* ******** ********* ******** *** **** has * **** **** ** **.

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 06/21/22 06:23pm

***** *******. * **** **.

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06/21/22 11:26am

******** * ****** ******, *** **** hungry ******** ******* **** “***” ********. This ******* *** *** ************ *****’* the ******** **** **** **** *** talking *****.

**** *** **** ******* ******** ** why **** **** ***’* ****:

  1. **** *********** *** **** ****** ********* to *********
  2. ********** ** *** ******* ** *** too **** *** ****** **********
  3. **** ************* ***** ****** **** ** outside ** ** ********* **
  4. ***** ******** **** ** ************
  5. *** ***** ******* ********* ** *** screening ******* ** ******** ********* ***/** respond ** * ******? *** ****** resource *******, ** **** **** **** one?

* ** ****** ******* ***** ** these ************* ******** ********** * ******* societal *******. ** ***** **** *** see ******* **** ******** *** **** them ***.

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Undisclosed #4

06/21/22 06:29pm

******** ****: **** ****** ***** ***** Gets ***** ** ***** *******

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/21/22 06:44pm

* *** **** *** * ******** for ****

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06/21/22 07:10pm

**** **** ** ******** **** **** morning ****** *** **** ***** *****.

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Scott Zuniga

IPVMU Certified | 06/22/22 06:47pm

*** ****: ******** ****** **** ****, administrators **** ****, ******** ** ******* who ***** ** *** ***. ** I ********** * ******, ** * prison?

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Undisclosed End User #10

06/22/22 08:01pm

*** ***** ***** **** ** **** were ****** ** ***** *** ***** flow ** ******** **** ******. **** schools ** *** **** **** ****** Resource ******** *** ***** ****** ** campus ** **** **** *******. **** school ****** *** *** **** ** turned **. **** ** *** ******** of *** ***. ******* * ******** metal ******** ** *** *** **** and ******* ******* ******* **** ** intercom. ***** ***** ******** ******* *** visitor/parent/etc **** ******* *** ***** ******** if *** ****** ***'* ** *** and *** ****** *** * ****** to ** ** *** ****** **** could **** **** **.

* **** ****** ** ******* **** in ******'* ***** ** ****** ******** like *** *****, ***** ********* ***** guards (**** ******* ******* **** ****) etc. **** *** **** * ****** look **** * ******. ****** *** say **** **** ***** **** ** a ******. ** ** * ***** we **** **** **** ** ********** yes. *** *** ******** ***** ** yes.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #10 | 06/22/22 08:06pm

**** ****** ****** *** *** **** is ****** **

**** ** *** ** **** *** a ******* *** ****** *** *** in ***** ****** ****** ******?

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Scott Zuniga

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #10 | 06/22/22 07:16pm

* **** **** ** * ******. I ******* *** ****** ***** ** proposing **** ** ** **** *** children *** *******. **** *** ******* and **** ****'* ********* *** ***** at *** ***.

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John Schemmel

In reply to Undisclosed End User #10 | 06/22/22 07:58pm

* ***** *** ***** **** ***** be *** **** ********* *** ** deploy **** ******* ******** * **** of *** **********. * ***** ** interested *** *** **** ********** ********* involved ******** ******** * ****** ** while ******** **** *** ****** ** the ********* ** *** ** *** school *** ****** ******** ** *** entrance ** * ***** ******* **** of *** ***. **** ********* ****** already **** * ********* **** ********* that ***** ***** ********** ** **** a ******** ******* ******* ************ ******** or *****.

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Undisclosed End User #10

06/22/22 08:18pm

* **** ** ******** ******* ** 100%. * ***** **** ** *** plan. * **** ** **** **** could *** ** ******** **** **** and ** ********, * ****** ***** just ***** * ****** *** *** in, * ****** ***** ***** * car **** *** ******** *** **** access. ***** ******* ** ***%. *** goal ** ** ****** **** ** much ** ********. ****** * *** trap ****** ***** ***** ***** ******** security *** ****** ****.

** ** *********** ***** *** "**** will **** ******* * ******" ** "someone ***** ****** ****** ** *** through * ****" ******* **** **** get ************. ***** *** **** ** to ****** ****. ** ********* **** every **** ** *** *** ****** risk. **** ***** ******** ****.

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Scott Smith

IPVMU Certified | 06/22/22 02:04pm

**** * ***** ***** *** **** "Man ****" ** ***** ******** ******* and ******.*** *** ***** *********** *** a ******.* ********* **** ********** ***** from *** ******** ***** **** *** vestibule *** ********** ***** **** *** vestibule ** *** **** ***** *** free ****** ***** ** *** ****** application.

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John Honovich

IPVM | 06/22/22 02:37pm

****** ** ************** ******** ******:

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****, * **** ************* *** **** schooling...

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #12

06/22/22 11:45pm

**** ** *** ***** ********* **** didn’t **** **** ** ** **’* not * *** ****, **’* **** an **** **** ****** ***** ***** where *** ******** *** *** ******** unlocking *** ******** **** ** *** vestibule?

*** ******* ** *** **** ******* is ** ******* ******** ** * round-about ********* **** *********. * ***** it’s ******* ********* *** *** ******* because * ********* **** *** **** egress *** * ****** ******** **** (like ** *** ***** *****) ** what ****** ** ********* * ******* and ** *** ****** ** ***** inducing ** *** ******** *** ******* us ** ********.

********? * ***’* **** *** *’* not ********* ***** * *******’* **** alignment **** ***** ********* ********* ** they **** * ******** ****’* ***** to ******* ** ********, *** *** country’s/worlds ********. **** ** *** *** airport ******* ***** *** **** ** lift **** ***** ***** **** ****, it’s **** *** ***** ********* **** you **** *** ** ******.

**% ***** *********? ****** ****** ** my **** ** *** ******** ********* are ***%. ***’* *** ********* ** place ** ** *** ***** ** and ***** ********** *** *******/************** *** perfecting *** *******.

*’* *** ********** ** *** *** with ***** (***** **** ****** **** shares ***** ****’** ******* ***********!) *** I **** *** ********* ******** ****’* potentially ***** ** ******* ***** *******’* and **** ***** *** ******* **** to * ***** ** ******** ***** school ********* ****’* ****** ****.

** *****’* * ****** ********, ****** let ** **** ****! *’* *** about ********* *** **** ** **** every ********** ** ********* **** ** should ** ******* *** *********.

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #12 | 06/22/22 11:27pm

* **** *** ********* ******** ****’*potentially ***** ** ******* these tragedy’s and help bring our country back to a level of civility where school shootings aren’t common news.

*********** ***** ** *******?

****** ***********.

*** *** ** **** ******* ** long ** ** *** **** ****** about *** *********?

I ***% ******** **** **** *******.

************ ******* ** '*********' ********* *** no ****** **** *** ************ ** The ****** ***** *****

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #12

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/23/22 03:42pm

@*********** *

******;**·***·****/*əˈ***(*)**ə*/***** ** ******************

  1. ****** ** ******* *** ******** ** become ** ******* **** ********* ** the ******.

**** ******** ** ** ********* ** no ***********.

** *** **** * ******** ** suggest **** ** ********** ** *********** going ** **** ******** **** ******** proactively?

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #12 | 06/23/22 06:05pm

** *** **** * ******** ** suggest **** ** ********** ** *********** going ** **** ******** **** ******** proactively?

**, * ***'*.

*** *'* *** ******* ******** **** makes **** ***** - ****** *****, who **** **** ****** ******* ******** that ****** ** ***** ** ******* media ******* **** ***** ******************* **** * *****.

*** ********** ***** **** ******** (**** if ** **** ***** '*********') ** better **** *******.

* ***'* ******* ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #14

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/24/22 04:54pm

*** *** ** **** ******* ** long ** ** *** **** ****** about *** *********?

***'* **** *** ** *** *** TSA?

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #14 | 06/24/22 05:56pm

*** ***** *******

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Brian Karas

Pelican Zero
In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #12 | 06/23/22 06:17pm

**** ** *** ***** ********* **** didn’t **** **** ** ** **’* not * *** ****, **’* **** an **** **** ****** ***** ***** where *** ******** *** *** ******** unlocking *** ******** **** ** *** vestibule?

*******, *** **** ****** ********** ** you **** **** ***** ***** ** systems *** ******** ********* *********? *** do *** *** * "***** *****"? It ***** ** **** ************* *** a ****** ***** ******** **** ******* after ********** ********* ** **** *** process ********* ** * "***** *****", you ***** **** ** ******* * significant ****** ** ********* ***** ** make *** ******* ********** ***** **********, which ****** ** ********* *****, **** estate *****, *** ******** *****.

*** ******* ** *** **** ******* is ** ******* ******** ** * round-about ********* **** *********.

***, **** ** * "*** ****". You *** ********* ********* **** ***** not ** ******* ** * *** trap, *** **** ******* ** ***** a ********* **** ** ** ***** employee ***** ****** *** *** *****, which **** ******* ** *** ************.

** **** **** * ******** ****’* going ** ******* ** ********, *** the *******’*/****** ********.

***** ** *** ********* ******** **** so ***, ** ***** *** ****** that **** **** * "********" ** the ********* *******. **** ** **** an *********** ********, **** ******* ***'*, and * *** ***'*, *** ** would ** * ******* ** ***** it ** * ******** **** ***.

**** ** *** *** ******* ******* where *** **** ** **** **** hands ***** **** ****, **’* **** the ***** ********* **** *** **** out ** ******.

**** *** **** *** ****** ** people ******* ***** ** ***** ** them, ** ***** ***** *****?? ** is **** **** **** *** ******* scenario **** *** ****** ********. *** to ******* ****** ********* ********* ************ and ********. ****** ** *** ******* going ** *** ********* ** *** NFC **** ** ***** *******, *** Target ******* ** *** ***.

**% ***** *********? ****** ****** ** my **** ** *** ******** ********* are ***%.

*** ** *** ***** ** ** evidence **** **** ******, ** *** other, ** **** ***** ** **** 100% "******** *********".

*’* *** ********** ** *** *** with ***** (***** **** ****** **** shares ***** ****’** ******* ***********!)

***** **** ****** ** *** * lot, **** ***** ********* ** ** affiliation, *** * ********* **** *** you ** ****** ** ******* ***** products.

** *****’* * ****** ********, ****** let ** **** ****!

* ****** ******** ***** *** *** very **** ** *** ******* ******* budget ***** ** * ****** ********* hardware/process *** ********** ** ******** *** develop **** ********* *******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #13

06/24/22 11:44am

*** **** ******** ** ****** *** stricter *** *******. * ***'* ******* how **** ******** * *** ******** they **** ***** **** ** ******* their ************, ******* ** ******, *******, protect **** **********, **** **** ****...

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Undisclosed Integrator #8

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #13 | 06/24/22 05:50pm

**** ****** ***** ****...****'* **** *** so **** *** ****.

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