Having said that, future/potential attacks on malls have been discussed at some length for some time by many analysts. There's no secret how vulnerable they are and how many Americans gather there.
The entire reason for the books is to warn us what might be, and give some potential solutions that are "outside the box" for our current policy makers ... like ARM EVERYBODY!
Thanks for the ping. Looks like on another thread they are talking about the potential of missiles being launched against us from commercial ships! Imagine that! Got to go reply over there too.