For the past couple of weeks, the Forum at the Bakersfield College campus has hosted multiple showings of the short movie, “Shots Fired.” The last showing is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. April 2 in Forum West.

“Shots Fired” is a precautionary documentary that gives students and faculty members helpful information on what to do during a shooter situation on campus.

The half-hour movie opened with this fact: “The odds of being involved in a college campus shooting are the same as being struck by lightning.”

Throughout the video, police officers and other law enforcement men and women stressed the importance of staying calm and making the right decisions to ensure your safety and the safety of those around you. The main tool of the video was prevention. According to “Shots Fired,” “You’ll always have a weapon: a survival mindset.”

It gives everything from step-by-step directions on how you should handle a shooter situation and even tips on how not to interfere with law enforcement that may arrive at the scene. Many people remember the incident at Virginia Tech University on April 16, 2007, which claimed the lives of 33 people.

The “Virginia Tech Massacre” is often referred to as the deadliest shooting rampage in American history, according to federal law-enforcement officials. Also, back in 1999, Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., was devastated by a campus shooting on April 20. The incident killed 12 students and a teacher.

“Shots Fired” helped clear the questions that could come up when faced with a life or death situation.

According to the video, you must act quickly, quietly and efficiently in order to survive.

Sandy Sierra, department chair of Counseling, was there to elaborate on the severity of this crime. Sierra also believes that a class should be offered at BC regarding precautionary measures to take if ever faced with a shooting or another campus disaster.

“Even if it was just a half of a unit class, Public Safety could probably host a class,” said Sierra.