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Originally Posted by MeefZah
Wow. Crazy. Not sure what to say... congratulations on surviving? That sounds sarcastic but I'm serious.
I respect your decision to carry but I want to make sure we're on the same page here (I'm a cop)...
Assuming you "tactically retreat" from the shooting and go to your truck and grab your long gun and then go re-engage the shooter (all of which is perfectly legal and is the right thing to do), you are placing yourself at risk for being shot by responding LE. Make sure when the sirens start arriving that the rifle hits the deck and you have your hands up and away; really if you can throw that thing 50 feet away it would be best. LE isn't in the "give warnings" frame of mind for active shooters anymore, it's a seek and destroy mission. If you are holding a gun on a scene like that when LE starts pouring in you are going to be shot a bunch of times right away - especially if you are holding a long gun, because the presumption will be the guy with the long gun is the guy who is the active shooter.
Here's to hoping that was a once in a lifetime event, but keep that in the back of your mind so as not to compound a tragedy.
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I appreciate the concern and thank you for your thoughts. Thank you for your service, protecting and serving all of us. Personally, after already living this once I would be very selective about re-engaging a shooter, but the point is to have the choice which wasn’t clear cut in Illinois. However, once the threat was ended I have been trained to holster/sling the weapon as soon as safely possible. I have had people suggest tossing it before but I have also been taught that is basically leaving it unsecured for anyone to mess with. I could agree on it being set down on the ground with an open bolt and a removed mag with my hands in a non threatening and easy to see location as soon as they arrived. I also strongly suggest to others spending just as much on ADVANCED training with every weapon one carries as you do on the actual weapons and ammo.. its not only going to save a life most likely it will help you from doing something really stupid that you cannot take back.. they really pound a lot of serious common mistakes in your head.
Honestly, I only want the long gun for situations where an assailant has superior firepower/numbers...same as you fellas/gals. I pray it only ever punches paper, or rings steel plates.
