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srothstein wrote:The odds are against it, but the odds are also against winning the lottery and people do every year.

Ooh, good point. As always, you have a very intelligent and thought out response whenever you reply.

These are very tough questions and I guess, we'll never really have an answer for this question until we face the situation. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

And you quoted Heinlein, one of my favorite writers, no less. I am very impressed. If you're in the big D, PM me. I'd like to go shooting with you and just chat. I'll buy the ammo!

shootthesheet wrote:Even if I can only get off one or two shots I think I could make a difference. I would have cover and a safe way to escape before I shot unless I was forced but I have little doubt I would shoot.

Research shows that the old police tactic of setting up a perimeter while awaiting a SWAT team will just end up in lots of dead bodies because the response time is too slow. A SWAT team is unnecessary because these mass murderers and mad gunmen will usually commit suicide as soon as they lose control of the situation. For example, police arrive or a CHL arrives and fires a shot. The CHL doesn't even have to shoot the mass murderer. He/she can just fire one shot and hide and threaten to fire more. The mass murderer will then commit suicide and give up after that.

I am a big chicken and definitely no Rambo, but just the mere sight of someone else with a gun will cause any cowardly mad gunman to stop and kill himself or give up. Here is a school principal who did just that: http://www.davekopel.com/2a/othwr/principal&gun.htm . Just the mere sight of the principal's gun caused the gunman to give up or crash his car to kill himself. The principal never even had to fire a shot.

I have never been in a shooting before. I am not brave. I may try to help or I may be just drowned in nervous fear. The fact is, I don't know what I'm gonna do because I have never been in such a situation before. However, you can expect me to at least fire one shot and then hide. This will probably cause the BG to flee or kill himself. A mad gunman will probably kill himself upon hearing your shot. Almost all mad gunmen kill themselves when they hear sirens or guns. A robber will flee upon hearing gunfire. A robber is lazy, that's why they don't get jobs. A shootout is hard work that they are keen on avoiding. Even if I am drowned in fear, to save my fellow man, I will fire one shot and then hide. Just be sure to leave an exit path for the thug so you won't have to get into a shootout.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_shooter

Taking one surprise shot from a hidden position is no/low risk to you, so I hope you'd at least do the same for me. God bless,

I'm glad I live in Texas! To be honest, I expected everyone to vote "no". I remember that someone else from S Africa (I forget who) posted something about a Kitty Genovese who was killed in view of 36 people and nobody helped nor called the cops! This was in NY city. Again, I'm glad I live in Texas!

Yes, I would help. However, I would NOT help if I am not 100% certain that the shooter is not acting in self-defense or a LEO. If I shoot someone and that person dies, remember, death is irreversible, so I have to be 100% sure. 99.9% ain't gonna cut it. The perp will have to be armed with a deadly weapon and there would have to be no alternative to shooting. I don't even believe in the death penalty so I will not shoot anyone who is not armed with a deadly weapon. My conscience will not allow shooting an unarmed perp. Like the annoyed man, I would also need a clear shot. I don't want to shoot an innocent bystander.

I love this state! Once, my tire popped in NYC and nobody offered to help me. My tire popped here in Texas and 2 drivers stopped and asked if I needed help in 5 minutes or so. I'm a middle aged man and I'm not even a cute girl, but other guys offered to help! That's why I'm willing to help others, because others are willing to help me in this great state!

God bless Texas,