With so many terrorists and anti-social elements practicing their malicious activities, the world is no longer a safe place to dwell. You can never say when a potential risk may be knocking at your doors. Random shooting has become a common scene these days, and you can never predict such a mishap.
It may be malls, tourist places, worship places, almost anywhere. Thus people should know how to deal with such a situation. Even if you do not have weapons and armor, you can still show courage to make an escape.
Here are a few tips that can help you battle and protect yourself at the same time:
Be watchful of the surroundings
When you enter an unknown place, always check out the surroundings. Check out the available exit points, hiding places, etc., when you happen to sense that there may arise an active shooter condition. Always chalk out an escape route so that you can roadmap your way out from the spot if an emergency arises.
Evacuation
If you are already aware of the exit point, run towards the exit point as soon as possible if a shootout situation arises. Try to distance yourselves from the shooter. Also, if possible, extend a helping hand to others to evacuate the place.
Find shelter
If you are unable to flee from the spot due to the continuous shooting that goes around, seek a hideout place for yourself where you can be safe. In addition, help others to search a sheltered place and inform the cops as soon as possible, refraining yourselves from coming into the radar of the shooter.
Adopt violence in return for violence
If all your means of saving yourself from the shooter fails, the only resort left with you is to fight back. Even if you are not having Flexible body armor by Safe Life Defense, you need to gain all the courage to fight back with any weapon that comes your way to save lives.
At such times, a chair, a table, chili powder, dust, fire extinguisher, almost anything can transform as your instant weapon. Do use them to distract and trap the shooter. Also, motivate others to join you as you may not win a battle alone, but in unity, you can surely gain control over the situation and injure the shooter by using your presence of mind.
Reaction to the arrival of police
When the cops arrive, do not be in a hurry and rush towards the police, you can end up creating confusion. Drop everything you have in hand and follow all the instructions given by the police to avoid any uncertainties. Once the cops gain control over the situation, you can proceed ahead to nurse an injured and help others who might have got injured during the incident.
Conclusion
Encountering a shootout situation is no less than a nightmare, but such things come without any information. God forbid, but if you land down in an active shooter situation, do not panic, stay sane and try to adhere to the above-mentioned tips to save lives.
