“Active shooter” with my family present tonight
Warbirds
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My wife wanted a new couch, this has been going on for a year and we have been to a dozen furniture stores. Tonight we bought one from Bloomingdales in the local mall.
Then the boys (10,8,5) wanted to eat so we took them to the food court.
Maybe 4-6 minutes after we left the food court someone started shooting in the food court. We were in a shop just across from the food court. Maybe 40-50 yards away.
It all worked out, my kids were pretty shaken up once everything had settled down, so we spent alot of time talking about the evening’s events & how our family handled it.
For me the scariest thing is the fact that had we been in the food court just a few more minutes it is a near certainty I would have returned fire to protect my family.
How would that have played out in front of my wife & kids.
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Sounds like something between some folks. Glad no one was caught by a bullet.
I never want to have to know how I would respond in this scenario. On the other hand I am staying prepared much more often. Glad to hear that you and yours are ok.
as as posted by others I hope I never face that situation
You have a good head on your shoulders...you would have done better than fine.
Glad to hear that your whole family is safe. That area that the mall is in is getting shady.
Wow, thats crazy. Glad you and your family are safe.
Had a similar issue last year. Went to a child's b-day party in a city park and shortly after we left a gunfight broke out between rival gangs. Ironic, I was packing (like I am 99% of the time) and a couple of the people there went out of their way to tell me I shouldn't bring a gun to a kids party. Told them to stuff it and odds are there would come a day where they'd understand that evil can happen anywhere/anytime. I made some fun phone calls that night and like to think that I might have even swayed a couple opinions.
Again, good to hear you got out of there unscathed. Hope everyone handles the mental part that goes with this kind of experience. Keep talking with them about it, it may help them deal better.
Made national news.
Apparently rappers in a disagreement if you can imagine such a thing.
Glad you are OK
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