OneGunTex
Escaped Member
Suppose one lives in a free state in which concealed carry is not uncommon.
Consider a hypothetical scenario in which you are at a public event with many hundreds of attendees, and a murdering psycho comes along and starts shooting at people. People are screaming and running around in chaos. You take cover and draw your weapon. So does another well-meaning armed civilian. The police have been called and are rushing to the scene. You now have 1 bad guy and 3 good guys, NONE OF WHOM KNEW THE OTHER WAS ARMED.
How does one guarantee that they are not mistaken for the bad guy by the other 2 good guys, who may or may not be particularly well trained?
Almost every personal defense scenario that has been presented to me presumes there is only 1 good guy with a gun. Defending oneself from 1 or more muggers; defending one's family from 1 or more home invaders; defending one's business from 1 or more robbers; defending the patrons of a mall food court from a murdering psycho. But especially in a public place it is not unreasonable to think that there could be multiple good guys or multiple bad guys, and conflicting 911 reports and bullets flying in multiple directions. I haven't seen a lot that addresses how to avoid friendly fire.
Consider a hypothetical scenario in which you are at a public event with many hundreds of attendees, and a murdering psycho comes along and starts shooting at people. People are screaming and running around in chaos. You take cover and draw your weapon. So does another well-meaning armed civilian. The police have been called and are rushing to the scene. You now have 1 bad guy and 3 good guys, NONE OF WHOM KNEW THE OTHER WAS ARMED.
How does one guarantee that they are not mistaken for the bad guy by the other 2 good guys, who may or may not be particularly well trained?
Almost every personal defense scenario that has been presented to me presumes there is only 1 good guy with a gun. Defending oneself from 1 or more muggers; defending one's family from 1 or more home invaders; defending one's business from 1 or more robbers; defending the patrons of a mall food court from a murdering psycho. But especially in a public place it is not unreasonable to think that there could be multiple good guys or multiple bad guys, and conflicting 911 reports and bullets flying in multiple directions. I haven't seen a lot that addresses how to avoid friendly fire.