Tips On How To Survive A Mass Shooting

By Justin Stakes

by Joe Alton, M.D.
The Active Shooter Event: Staying Alive

USA -(AmmoLand.com)- Have a Plan

A person without a plan of action follows the herd. If fifty people around you drop to the floor, your natural tendency is to do the same.

Cowering in fear under a table in plain view of the shooter isn’t a recipe for a good outcome. By having a plan, you will have a better chance of getting out of there in one piece.

Know Your Surroundings

With an active shooter, what you do in the first few seconds may determine your final outcome. Give yourself a head start by always knowing what’s happening around you. We call this situational awareness. Know where exits are. Know where the gunshots are coming from. Know who appears nervous or suspicious in your immediate area.

Run, Hide, and Fight

If you find yourself in the middle of a terrorist event, you should remember these three words: Run, Hide, Fight. Just as “Stop, Drop, and Roll” can save the life of someone on fire, “Run, Hide, Fight” might save the life of someone under fire. This is the order of the actions that you …Read the Rest

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