--- title: Eric Holder Seeks $15 Million to Train Cops for Mass Shootings description: Attorney General Eric Holder has asked Congress to approve $15 million in special funds specifically to train law enforcement personnel for mass shooting situations in the wake of recent shootings at Fort Hood and the Jewish community center near Kansas City canonical: https://time.com/63351/holder-congress-funds-law-enforcement/ author: Denver Nicks article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-15T14:26:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T07:18:50.563Z article:section: Politics og:title: Eric Holder Seeks $15 Million to Train Cops for Mass Shootings og:description: Attorney General Eric Holder has asked Congress to approve $15 million in special funds specifically to train law enforcement personnel for mass shooting situations in the wake of recent shootings at Fort Hood and the Jewish community center near Kansas City og:url: https://time.com/63351/holder-congress-funds-law-enforcement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6bb1b3db7e48cf6/69868abd13c79f06e21919e0/attorney-general-eric-holder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a press conference on April 1, 2014 in New York. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Eric Holder Seeks $15 Million to Train Cops for Mass Shootings twitter:description: Attorney General Eric Holder has asked Congress to approve $15 million in special funds specifically to train law enforcement personnel for mass shooting situations in the wake of recent shootings at Fort Hood and the Jewish community center near Kansas City twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6bb1b3db7e48cf6/69868abd13c79f06e21919e0/attorney-general-eric-holder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Holder Seeks $15 Million to Train Cops for Mass Shootings  by [Denver Nicks](https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Apr 15, 2014 2:26 PM UTC  Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a press conference on April 1, 2014 in New York. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a press conference on April 1, 2014 in New York.Andrew Burton—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Apr 15, 2014 2:26 PM UTC Attorney General Eric Holder called on Congress Tuesday to approve $15 million of special funds to help train law enforcement for mass shooting situations. Holder’s request comes in the wake of recent shootings at [Fort Hood](http://time.com/56427/obama-memorial-fort-hood-shooting/) in Texas and a Jewish Community Center in [Kansas](http://time.com/61954/kansas-city-shooting-hate-crime/) amid a growing sense that mass shootings are on the rise in the United States. Three people were killed in each shooting. Holder said active shooter incidents have tripled in frequency since 2009. “Today, I am urging Congress to approve President Obama’s request for $15 million for active shooter training and other officer safety initiatives, “ Holder said in a recorded statement. “This critical funding would help the Justice Department ensure that America’s police officers have the tools and guidance they need to effectively respond to active shooter incidents whenever and wherever they arise.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/63351/holder-congress-funds-law-enforcement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/63351/holder-congress-funds-law-enforcement/"},"headline":"Holder Seeks $15 Million to Train Cops for Mass Shootings","datePublished":"2014-04-15T14:26:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:18:50.563Z","description":"Attorney General Eric Holder has asked Congress to approve $15 million in special funds specifically to train law enforcement personnel for mass shooting situations in the wake of recent shootings at Fort Hood and the Jewish community center near Kansas City","url":"https://time.com/63351/holder-congress-funds-law-enforcement/","keywords":["justice","Crime","Law Enforcement","Eric Holder","Department of Justice","Kansas City","Mass Shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6bb1b3db7e48cf6/69868abd13c79f06e21919e0/attorney-general-eric-holder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6bb1b3db7e48cf6/69868abd13c79f06e21919e0/attorney-general-eric-holder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a press conference on April 1, 2014 in New York.","caption":"Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a press conference on April 1, 2014 in New York.","creditText":"Andrew Burton—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/justice/","name":"justice"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/63351/holder-congress-funds-law-enforcement/","name":"Holder Seeks $15 Million to Train Cops for Mass Shootings"}}]}] ```