Overkill777
New member
With the recent attacks in the news like the one in Paris and the one in California I have seen a lot of discussion on which weapon/caliber/ammunition to use to defeat these attackers. I have seen comments like have a bigger gun in the car, or use a weapon that penetrates body armor, etc.
It makes me wonder because it seems like a lot of these people are talking like if they are in the vicinity of a mass shooting they will go towards threat to try to stop it. This is troubling to me. When people say things like they are going to go to their car and get their rifle or get their magnum revolver to make a 100 yard shot on the perpetrator, it makes me think they are just talking fantasy and probably have not really thought this through.
Me, personally, if I'm near a mass shooting and I make it to my car, I'm getting in and driving away. My purpose for carrying is to protect the lives of myself and my family. Going towards the threat is not my job, and counter to the reason why I carry. I am not trained or qualified to fight determined attackers, my goal is to evacuate myself and my family safely.
In this type of situation if the threat is in my immediate vicinity (or a family members) and I'm cornered, that is probably the only time I would use my weapon. Otherwise I'm going to evacuate. Is that an appropriate or inappropriate mindset?
It's easy to talk about what you would do in a situation like this but there are so many unknowns and it's much different when fight or flight kicks in. I think its important to try to have a realistic mindset though.
It makes me wonder because it seems like a lot of these people are talking like if they are in the vicinity of a mass shooting they will go towards threat to try to stop it. This is troubling to me. When people say things like they are going to go to their car and get their rifle or get their magnum revolver to make a 100 yard shot on the perpetrator, it makes me think they are just talking fantasy and probably have not really thought this through.
Me, personally, if I'm near a mass shooting and I make it to my car, I'm getting in and driving away. My purpose for carrying is to protect the lives of myself and my family. Going towards the threat is not my job, and counter to the reason why I carry. I am not trained or qualified to fight determined attackers, my goal is to evacuate myself and my family safely.
In this type of situation if the threat is in my immediate vicinity (or a family members) and I'm cornered, that is probably the only time I would use my weapon. Otherwise I'm going to evacuate. Is that an appropriate or inappropriate mindset?
It's easy to talk about what you would do in a situation like this but there are so many unknowns and it's much different when fight or flight kicks in. I think its important to try to have a realistic mindset though.