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Self-Defense Tip: When You Hear Shots Fired, Take Cover

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Thanks to the miracle of modern communications the internet’s lousy with videos of shootings. Self-defense shootings, drive-by shootings, bar room brawl shootings and plenty o’ police dashcam recorded shootings. In many if not most of these vids you can see people just kinda wandering through the scene. Or standing around watching the action as it unfolds. Big mistake. While this feature normally talks about dealing with a violent attack coming atcha, it’s entirely possible to get shot without having anything to do with what’s going on—save physical proximity. In the case above, I’d hate to be down range of the Manitowoc police officer firing at the fleeing truck thief. So as soon as you hear gunfire, take cover and/or go for concealment. Do NOT draw your firearm unless you’ve identified a specific threat aimed at you or your loved ones. If you clear leather in front of a cop you ARE the threat. And unless you’ve seen the entire story you could be defending the wrong person. That would suck, too.

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