rporth
New member
All,
thankfully, I have not been involved in an active shooter situation - yet with the deal in Oregon yesterday, and the Aurora theater deal - I do have a rambling concern.
"What if" I was in a mall, or someplace, with my family - I generally carry concealed BTW, and there is a goofball whom chooses to shoot up the place. Let's say I get my family out of the way the best I can, and I am no cowboy or anything, yet either the chance for taking the goofball out comes my way (no innocents behind him, clear shot, etc etc) - *OR* he's coming for me/my family, and I *HAVE* to respond using force.
Then, "what if" the local police show up - there I am with my gun out - possibly looking like the 'shooter' in the place (in the mall scenario anyone with a gun could be considered a 'shooter'.... Am *I* the one they are going to take out? based off of their poor information, I could be branded as the 'bad guy' in a split-second decision making deal with the LEO.
or "what if" someone was actually in the Aurora theater whom was carrying (ignoring the sign up front ) and attempted to take out the actual shooter - yet the LEO shows up at that time, what would the LEO do? Take out both?
What are your thoughts on this concept? i.e. being legal, providing defense, yet being thought of as the bad guy by the LEOs and thus possibly get taken out yourself?
thx
thankfully, I have not been involved in an active shooter situation - yet with the deal in Oregon yesterday, and the Aurora theater deal - I do have a rambling concern.
"What if" I was in a mall, or someplace, with my family - I generally carry concealed BTW, and there is a goofball whom chooses to shoot up the place. Let's say I get my family out of the way the best I can, and I am no cowboy or anything, yet either the chance for taking the goofball out comes my way (no innocents behind him, clear shot, etc etc) - *OR* he's coming for me/my family, and I *HAVE* to respond using force.
Then, "what if" the local police show up - there I am with my gun out - possibly looking like the 'shooter' in the place (in the mall scenario anyone with a gun could be considered a 'shooter'.... Am *I* the one they are going to take out? based off of their poor information, I could be branded as the 'bad guy' in a split-second decision making deal with the LEO.
or "what if" someone was actually in the Aurora theater whom was carrying (ignoring the sign up front ) and attempted to take out the actual shooter - yet the LEO shows up at that time, what would the LEO do? Take out both?
What are your thoughts on this concept? i.e. being legal, providing defense, yet being thought of as the bad guy by the LEOs and thus possibly get taken out yourself?
thx