it means that i disagree with you and everybody else in this thread on several points, but i am reluctant to argue about it.
Really, think about it though. Should everybody's place of work be an armed encampment, paranoid and ready to repel attack at any time? Would that be a better America? Is that what the founding fathers intended when they penned the 2nd amendment? To be honest, most people should run and hide. Not everybody has what it takes to stand and bang it out with a bad guy, and unless you have done it, dont be so quick to puff your chest. There was recently a mass shooting at an ihop very near my house. There were armed citizens present. They were able to do exactly nothing to halt the baddie, except nearly getting themselves killed. Getting shot at is scary if you didnt know.
If every ninny in an office was strapped, its possible that a lot of friendly fire incidents would occur in the event of an active shooter. Many people can barely operate their motor vehicle, much less navigate the chaos of an active shooter scene.
Finally, im sick of people turning every terrible event like this into a political soap box. What the fuck does an active shooter or a program attempting to help people in a bad situation have to do with liberals?????????? Somehow everything gets blamed on your favorite evil politician of the day. The truth is that there is no solution. More guns? I dont think so. Ban guns completely? Not going to work. In case you all forgot, there are no political posts allowed on this forum. I for one am sick of seeing them.
I respect your opinions, and Im sure that if you were there with your trusty 1911 that you would fight back. Not everybody can be you though. <span style="font-weight: bold">The ladies in the office should run and hide.</span></div></div>
Sexist!
For those complaining, at least Houston <span style="font-style: italic">has</span> a video. I couldn't imagine
Mike Nutter commissioning <span style="font-style: italic">anything</span> addressing an active shooter scenario. And, as you say, battle, not everyone should be armed, and not everyone is engineered to run towards the sound of gunfire. At any rate, it's safer for those who aren't going to offer up any resistance to stay the hell out of the way of those who will. </div></div>
I agree, not everyone has what it takes to take on an armed person with bads intentions, including most people with concealed carry permits. A lot of guys with CCW permits get all puffy chested when they talk about something bad happening but half of them will shit their pants and run at the first sign of trouble, or stand on the sidelines and watch. I like that the video never once says anything negative about guns, very early on they say "Sometimes bad people do bad things." The video also says to run and save yourself, take everyone with you, if someone stays behind leave them, don't get yourself killed trying to save someone who can't save themselves. The video was made for the average person who most likely has never thought about what they would do if something like that happened. If you can plant the thought to run and get away or hide they will, like Veer said, get the hell out of the way of the people coming to stop the bad guy.
