Posted on 08/06/2019 7:43:02 AM PDT by Puppage
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) – This weekend’s mass shootings were further reminders that gun violence can happen anywhere, anytime. That is why the Connecticut State Police want you to keep 3 words in mind all the time: Run, Hide, Fight.
“Run, hide, fight works whether you’re at school, at work, at the grocery store, at a church or at the movies,” said Trooper Christine Jeltema.
All of those are places we have seen a mass shooting in recent years. If you hear gunfire like folks did in downtown Dayton, Ohio, do what they did and run. Leave your belongings, and run away from the shooter.
“We want you guys to be safe,” Tpr. Jeltema said. “We want you guys to get out as fast as possible, get out of the situation as fast as possible with less casualties.”
Police say, if you can help others escape, great. If they won’t join you in running, leave them and go, and warn others to stay away. Also, as hard as it might be, do not stop to help the wounded.
“As soon as law enforcement gets in there, and as soon as the scene is safe, then they’ll start to bring in those individuals that are able to help the wounded,” said Jeltema.
When you do encounter police, show them your hands so they know you are not a threat. If there is nowhere to run, you have to hide. Try to get under something or behind a locked or barricaded door. Turn off the lights. Turn your phone to silent, not even vibrate, and try to use text or social media to let people know where you are.
If the shooter does find you, and there is no way out – fight. With whatever you have.
“Whether it’s grabbing something that’s in the room: a fire extinguisher, a chair, whatever it might be, stop their actions and then try to get out of that situation as fast as possible,” Jeltema said.
Try to do as much harm as possible, because your life depends on it.
If the shooter does find you, and there is no way out – fight. With whatever you have.
My 3 words....Carry a Gun.
Avoid gun-free zones.
He left out SHOOT
Body, body, head
"Just not your personal firearm. No, we can't have that," Jeltema did not say out loud.
I do, but I'm also not stupid. If I can get out of the situation without drawing my gun that's what I'm going to do. If I have to hide, I'll have it drawn in case the perp finds me, in which case I'll empty the magazine into him.
Two simple words: Shoot back!
Build The Wall
If the American people are not allowed to keep their nation, there will be rivers of blood.
We work in gun free zones.
Run Hide Fight is the only option.
Draw.
Aim.
Fire.
Bang, bang, bang.
Darn I thought it was .. Take cover, return fire.
I realized a long time ago that you can’t prepare for every eventuality in a fight.
That little guy you just walked by might be hiding an iron pipe and will lay you out while you’re looking at the three big guys in front of you.
We have to make these young men not want to mass murder people.
How do we do that.
Well, we could spend a lot of time arguing about how to find and treat these young guys
Or
We could broadcast their executions.
We could broadcast their bullet riddled bodies.
Kind of harsh?
Yep.
That’s what motivates psychopaths.
“Dear psychopaths: See this guy dangling from a rope and kicking his feet and trying to scream? That is the result you get from mass murdering people.”
They can understand that.
We can actively send a message to psychopaths to stop mass murders.
Or, we can keep on worrying about old ladies getting the vapors from seeing an execution.
Dead people versus the vapors.
Which is worse?
Two words.. Fight back.
Be a Sheep dog!
Bingo. I’m a 32 year vet with combat time but I’m not going up against a guy with an AK or an AR with my concealed weapon unless I absolutely have to-unless I’m left with no other options. Now-if I had my fully stocked FN-15 with me, it might be a different story.
Hollow point, boom.
I see your three words and bit only 2
“shoot back”
Ridiculous!
If the shooter does find you, and there is no way out – fight. With whatever you have.
My 3 words....Carry a Gun.
The problem is that “Gun Free Zones” have turned into target rich environments for crazies
+100,000
GMTA
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