| To think that a random murderous gunman could | | | | weapon; get as faraway as possible. If that means |
| even possiblyappear in your or your child's classroom | | | | jumping out a 2nd storywindow and breaking your |
| is a horriblenotion. | | | | leg, fine. If it means running asfast as you can to a |
| And while the rest of the world analyzes what could | | | | known safe area, fine too. Get theheck out of there |
| havebeen done to forewarn authorities about | | | | at all costs. |
| potential threatslike this (including other countries | | | | 2) Get offline ASAP. Statistics show an |
| screaming gun controlat us), I can't help but think | | | | absolutelyincredible decline in ability to hit a moving |
| about how the victims justsat there waiting to be | | | | target with afirearm when target reacquisition is |
| killed. | | | | necessary. And that'swith highly trained shooters. If |
| I don't mean to disrespect their memory, and I | | | | you step offline fromwherever the gun is pointed, |
| fullyunderstand that they were still young adults, but | | | | your survival rate just took a |
| if agunman chained the doors and methodically began | | | | HUGE turn for the better. |
| executingpeople, would you lie down and wait your | | | | 3) Drive back in. Can't run? Got offline? Good, now |
| turn? | | | | takethe fight back to him. Drive that psycho back |
| Even without training, I would have imagined that | | | | onhis heels and edge of hand him into the ground. |
| someonein that predicament would have at least | | | | Don't worryabout stripping the gun or disarming him |
| tried to stop theshooter. Throw a desk, a textbook, | | | | as it's almostimpossible to shoot (even a close |
| jumped at him, whatever. | | | | target) while being beatto death. |
| Unfortunately, the same conditioning elements | | | | Let the media play "Monday morning quarterback" |
| (violentmedia, video games, etc.) that romanticize | | | | andtalk about the "signs" and how the attacks could |
| these kind ofkillings (go read On Combat by | | | | have been |
| Grossman) also seem topacify the "hero" mechanism | | | | "prevented". |
| within most people today. | | | | Your task is to be proactive and go pass this stuff |
| Without beating around the bush, here's exactly what | | | | onto someone. |
| youshould do (and pass on to your kids and family) if | | | | And if they pass it on, and so on, perhaps the next |
| a gunever presents itself. | | | | timea kid (or terrorist) with a weapon might be put |
| 1) Run. Those kids from Va. Tech who immediately | | | | down evenbefore a single person is injured. |
| jumped outthe window had the right idea. You see a | | | | |