The full article has a bit more additional, but this is the gist........
“Mass Shootings” versus Active Killer Attacks: ...
Because the attack characteristics are different, your response tactics should be different as well. Using your trained active killer response techniques in one of these “mass shootings” is likely to yield suboptimal results and may make it more likely that you are injured or killed. When the shots start going off, how do you tell the difference between the two types of events? In the “mass shootings” reported above, YOU are not likely the target. You can most certainly catch a stray round if you hang around in the area, but the shooters are firing at other people. Some additional characteristics define these events:
These shootings usually occur in urban areas where large groups of young people (often affiliated with street gangs) are gathered outside. The gathering could be a formal event or something informal like a party, cookout, or “street takeover”.
They often happen late at night.
There is usually more than one shooter.
There is usually some type of disturbance (yelling, arguing, etc) before the shooting starts.
The shooters are usually armed with handguns.
The shooter(s) will be identified with some of the people in the groups involved and will likely be communicating with some of the other people at the shooting scene
Think of these events more like a “gang fight with rounds flying everywhere” rather than an active killer attack where a single person is shooting everyone methodically while trying to amass a high body count. How should you respond to one of these “mass shootings” should you find yourself in the vicinity? When you hear shots nearby, immediately get down on the ground or behind cover. Assess where the shots are coming from and plan a path of retreat in the opposite direction, ideally moving between large pieces of cover as you make your escape. That’s it. There is absolutely nothing else you should do. These are young thugs fighting other young thugs. These are gang bangers fighting other gang bangers. These are drunken idiots who decide to whip out a pistol when they are insulted. None of those situations involves you in any way, even if you are in danger of catching an errant bullet. They don’t want to shoot you. The only way you will get hit is by accident. Don’t go looking for trouble. Don’t try to intervene. There is no “innocent third party” to protect. Let the dumb shits shoot each other. You don’t have to play their game. Keep your weapon holstered. It’s OK to have your hand on your holstered gun in the event you need to use it, but you should only draw if one of the shooters is directly threatening you/your family or is impeding your escape. And you don’t stick around to “be a good witness” either. If these jackasses get arrested, do you want them getting you and your family’s names, addresses, places of employment, and phone numbers? As soon as their court-appointed attorney files for discovery, all of that information goes directly to them. Now you’ve become an active player in their game. And in that game, they don’t have the same rules you operate by...
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