Likewise, I would hit the deck and try to pass for dead. At barely 5’2” with no cartilage left in my knees, realistically I’m in no shape to run very fast and no match for trying hand to hand combat with someone armed with an automatic weapon. That’s just reality.
But if I did have a gun, I wouldn’t hesitate to put every single bullet in my gun into him and hope to kill the SOB. (no chance of a lawsuit if I kill rather than just wound him. Stranger things have happened)
But I think this whole scenario is just impossible for anyone in it. You’ve got a nut with a gun in a confined space with few exits and little protection. Just horrible.
Even the kids who weren’t killed will be traumatized for life (and many adults also). I feel so bad for them.
Encountering insanity and random violence like this is just not something for which we can do much to prepare (short of carrying a gun on us wherever we go).
BTW : are there that many 6 yr old kids whose parents commonly take them to the movies at midnight? I know it’s Batman, but still. 6 yrs old?
I’m certainly not suggesting they were negligent in any way. I was just shocked to see mention of a six yr. old little boy killed. His parents must be devastated.
This whole thing is just so sad. Reminds me of the Gabriel Gifford shooting. Just awful.