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There was a very informative \u201cActive Shooter\u201d presentation by the Sheriff\u2019s department,\u00a0complete with a pump shotgun being fired outside the building.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d never heard what one of those sounds like if it was outside and I was inside. The sound was far different from what I\u2019d have expected. It was more of a thump-pop and the volume was low enough that if I\u2019d been further away I might not have even paid it any attention.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s the point of training isn\u2019t it? It\u2019s one thing to hear the sound of a rifle, shotgun, or handgun when you\u2019re the one firing it with ear and eye protection. It\u2019s quite a different thing to be inside a building, hearing the shots outside or coming from another building.<\/p>\n
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The officers were professional and awesome. I generally like our police, I just wish they\u2019d re-open the substation here in town. \u00a0Right now they\u2019re 30 minutes away, so often by the time they get here whatever was going on is already done. The big difference is when the snow players are up then we\u2019ve got a pretty good police presence.<\/p>\n
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Active shooters aren\u2019t like average criminals. They\u2019re out to hurt as many people as possible and they\u2019re usually very young. I was shocked that the average age is 16.<\/p>\n
Because they\u2019re out to hurt a lot of people, the police are going to engage quickly and will likely not be taking the shooter into custody. \u00a0The reason is, Active Shooters often kill themselves or do something that forces the police to shoot them.<\/p>\n
If you get an opportunity to attend an Active Shooter presentation I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n
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The main take-aways for me were confirmation that what I\u2019d already been doing, was in fact prudent not paranoid.<\/p>\n
1) Note exits (In fire, attack, flood, earthquake, etc. it\u2019s a good idea to know which direction is likely to get you out of harms way.)<\/p>\n
2) Plan (Run a quick scenario of how you\u2019d get to an exit in an emergency. Don\u2019t dwell on it, just note obstacles, and realize the closest exit may not be the \u201cBest\u201d exit.)<\/p>\n
3) In an Active Shooter situation you\u2019ve got three options. a) Exit \/ Escape, b) Hide \/ Shelter in place, c) Fight.<\/p>\n
The thing I liked about the presentation was that the officers covered all three of the options in a pragmatic realistic way. They didn’t dwell on Islam, or Schools, or allow the training be taken off into the merits of concealed carry.<\/p>\n
They simply discussed what is known about Active Shooters. And gave some tips that may be helpful in surviving an event if you were to ever find yourself in a shitty situation.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t fight, argue, or bitch about it. These folks have no freaking idea what they\u2019re walking into and have no idea if you\u2019re the good guys or bad guys. \u00a0That was useful to me because I’d be worried about running out of a building and spooking an officer then getting shot because I didn’t know what I was supposed to do.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re hiding \/ sheltering in place, get into a space that can be locked. Turn off the lights and your phone sound makers, and be quiet. It seems that Active Shooters get into a predatory mode. So don\u2019t attract their attention in any way.<\/p>\n Shooters will\u00a0typically pass by locked or barricaded doors because their goal is to hurt a lot of people. If a space looks empty and the door isn\u2019t easily opened they\u2019re not going to waste time, they\u2019re going to look for obvious and easy targets.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got no choice FIGHT! \u00a0And when fighting your aim is to KILL you are fighting for your life and possible the life of your loved ones. All bets are off, there are no Queensbury rules.<\/p>\n Curb stomp the fucker if you can, severely fuck him up if you have the opportunity. \u00a0This person is no longer a person. Something inside them is horribly broken and there is no reasoning with them. Don\u2019t try talking, don\u2019t negotiate, they\u2019re not going to hear you.<\/p>\n The police were very clear, leaving is the first, best option.<\/p>\n Not getting into a situation is even better. If something looks strange, or someone is behaving strangely it\u2019s not paranoid or un-politically correct to report it.<\/p>\n A person might be acting strangely because they\u2019re having a medical event. Think about this, the sooner that person gets medical help, the less likely whatever is happening will kill them. If on the other hand someone is acting strangely because they\u2019re about to snap, then police intervention sooner rather than later may well stop a massacre.<\/p>\n The thing they left unsaid and that I inferred is after you\u2019ve reported the issue, either person or unattended bag, purse, backpack, package, etc. Leave the area.<\/p>\n This ties into my \u201cTime to leave the party<\/em>\u201d instinct.<\/p>\n There are times when things are starting to get out of hand, at a party, or event, and I\u2019ll just head to the exit. It\u2019s not that I\u2019m chicken (I do have a well honed sense of self preservation<\/em>), I just don\u2019t want to be involved in someone else\u2019s drama. I may stick around if the drama involves someone I genuinely like or care about.<\/p>\n Generally if someone has issues, those issues aren\u2019t my concern and I have zero desire to be sucked into the insanity.<\/p>\n So if I\u2019m at a shopping center, or company party, or restaurant, and some craziness walks in the front door, I\u2019m walking out the back, before the crazy spreads or the shooting starts.<\/p>\n The point is not to live in fear, and not to be paranoid.<\/p>\n The point is, be actively aware of what\u2019s going on around you. Have an awareness of your surroundings and have a sketched out plan of what to do if, God Forbid, there is some kind of emergency.<\/p>\n In view of all the information the police were presenting, I suddenly flashed on the whole New Years Eve debacle. \u00a0On the one hand I was glad to have the police verify that my normal operating behavior wasn\u2019t insane or paranoid.<\/p>\n On the other hand, I\u2019d have loved to have the dumbass that kept repeatedly telling me I was a fearful paranoid dumbshit, duct-taped to a chair being forced to listen to this presentation. I\u2019d like to do that only because I wonder how long it would take before his head exploded.<\/p>\n Then again, people like him would serve as distraction while I make like Elvis and… leave\u00a0the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There was a very informative \u201cActive Shooter\u201d presentation by the Sheriff\u2019s department,\u00a0complete with a pump shotgun being fired outside the building. I\u2019d never heard what one of those sounds like if it was outside and I was inside. The sound was far different from what I\u2019d have expected. It was more of a thump-pop and … <\/p>\n![\"Evacuate\"](\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/how-to-survive-from-an-active-shooter-event-300x169.jpg\")
They talked about how to behave if you\u2019ve been able to evacuate and come face to face with a group of armed officers entering the building. Easy answer\u2026 HANDS UP! <\/strong>Fingers spread, and do exactly what the officers tell you to do<\/span>.<\/p>\n![\"Baracade\"](\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Baracade.jpg\" "\\"Baracade.jpg\\"")
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Remember almost anything in the local environment can be used as a weapon. A heavy object swung with intent and force can do enough blunt force damage that the threat is neutralized.<\/p>\n![\"02-053625-active_shooter_reported_in_san_bernardino_ca\"](\"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/02-053625-active_shooter_reported_in_san_bernardino_ca-300x150.jpg\")
Either way, the right people get on scene to handle a situation.<\/p>\n