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Protecting someone's money is one thing. Defending oneself from an active shooter is quite another.

I understand laying low and waiting to see what happens next. That is an option and sometimes a good one - perhaps the best one.

I also understand that the perpetrators have and are in the act of threatening the lives of everyone in that area. By firing, they are getting attention and demonstrating that the weapons and the threat are very, very real. They have also crossed yet another line toward killing. Money, at that point, doesn't matter. Protecting life does. How you do that is a very personal decision.

It is also likely that when they start shooting, you may not know exactly what is being shot.

Implying that responding with violence is somehow illogical or glory-hunting does not help this conversation.

Ed4032 wrote:I am not a cop. So, unless I am sure they are gonna shoot me, I just hit the floor. They are usually done and out of there quick.

1. People don't usually rob banks, so if you find yourself in a robbery, statistics ("usually") are out the window.
2. Laying on the floor significantly decreases you ability to see, act and react. That's why they put you on the floor.
3. By the time you know they're going to shoot you, it may be too late to do anything.