I live near Salt Lake City now. Recently, as you probably read, we had a psychopath go into a mall and start shooting and killing people. An off duty cop who was having a pre-Valentine's Day dinner with his wife engaged the shooter and within minutes city police arrived and went right after the Bosnian Muslim terrorist and killed him. The news reports said that this rapid counter attack was the tactic now used by police since the Columbine High School shoot up and slaughter where cops stood by trying to assess the situation before going after the two kids killing their classmates. News reports about the Trolley Mall shooting also said police forces throughout the nation are studying the Salt Lake City incident to learn what they can about confronting the murderers as soon as they can to save lives.
Thank you for that, very encouraging
With a scenario like a school, the sooner the terrorists die, the better. I live across the street from the school. I have often thought about what I would do if such a scenario came to my school. What if I got a frantic cell phone call from my wife that terrorists had invaded the school? I could help to respond but I would almost certainly be shot by the arriving police if they saw me with my rifle. So, I have decided that the best defense would be to get a bright vest with the word POLICE on both sides. Oh yeah, that would be wrong, but hey, it's better than being shot, if it makes some cop think twice.
Honestly I don't think such a scenario would come to my middle-of-nowhere school. It will happen somewhere else. But in the infitesimal chance that it should happen, I am in the unique position of being able to respond in seconds. If it gets me shot, so be it. I'm going over there.