The "Gun Alert"  application was specifically designed to save lives and protect people  from not only immediate but also future gun violence danger."Gun Alert"  is a global tool to help reduce gun violence casualties in all  communities, colleges, universities and businesses worldwide. Global  Support of an application like this is of critical importance, as “Gun  Alert” does not fall under the category of typical recreational social  applications. "Gun Alert" demands a highly secure environment totally  dedicated to its operation. The reason for the security is simple the  "Gun Alert" Apps primary purpose is the preservation of life! This in  itself will entail an enormous degree of security."Gun Alert" is people  helping people, looking out for each other by taking a stand against gun  violence via utilization of digital communication technology and social  networking. Therefore its precision must always be guaranteed,  functioning with zero error. The "Gun Alert" project guarantees the  reduction and at times total prevention of casualties sustained in mass  shooting scenarios..

Users of the app sign up and can invite  their friends and family members. Once sign up is complete, users are  connected to other users that are within a close community radius to  each other. A radius is simply a measurement circular distance which in  reference to "gun alert" would be a half mile or 804.67200 meters

A  good example of how the application works and the use of its primary  function would be a school in session, where if a teacher were to  witness an armed individual outside and approaching the facility she or  he could select the app and press the "gun alert" button which would  then immediately alert every user within the school system radius of the  gun threat by sending the "Gun Alert" signal to their cell phones the  app would also immediately notify law enforcement within the area.