Gun Society

  It is not the vehicle or pedestrian traffic in the parking lot you need worry about. Nor, the puddle of water on the floor from a leaking refrigeration unit. As it turns out, one of the deadliest threats involving a trip to the grocery store is the threat of an active shooter. Information available through various gun violence data collection sites indicates that during a sixteen month time span, between January 2020 and May 2022, there were over 400 shootings involving more than 135 deaths that occurred at major grocery retailers nationwide. While the statistics may not include every shooting, their numbers are important to you for one vital reason. They highlight the fact that the grocery store can be considered a high threat environment. And it's an environment that most of us frequent at least once or twice a week. There are many reasons why a major grocery store is a prime target for active shooters. Here are just a few. * Grocery stores present a soft target for an acti...

  The Decision To Engage and Fire Control When I read about this next gun incident by reporter Chuck Williams of Ledger-Enquirer.com, it made me wonder if there were any training requirements left in our country in order for a person to carry a firearm. Some of the details of the story are gut wrenching and the only relief is knowing the home owner was not injured in the incident. This is also a perfect example of how the shit hits the fan when you least expect it and highlights the importance of your initial actions in responding to a threat. I've summarized the events below. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, around 1245hrs on October 17 th , 2016 in a Columbus, Georgia neighborhood. Our victim was driving his vehicle while arriving back at his residence on McNeese Dr. Upon approaching his home he noticed two strange vehicles parked in his driveway. The victim then saw four men exiting his residence via the front door. As the victim was pulling into his driveway, he loaded his .4...