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Martin68

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8. I suggest that if firearms are being discharged in the vicinity, you should retreat to an inner room with no windows -

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #7)

Thu May 16, 2024, 08:45 AM

May 2024

such as a bathroom - and lie on the floor in the fetal position to offer the smallest possible profile possible. Running outside offers the perpetrators an easy target, and I doubt people planning a home invasion would be shooting off their guns outside to warn their victims ahead of time. I'm just being realistic and practical. That kid was risking his life presenting his face to a window. Even if he wasn't hit by a bullet, he could be scarred for life by broken glass.

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Surveillance footage shows Texas boy taking cover from drive-by shooting [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 OP

I don't think more guns is the answer. twodogsbarking May 2024 #1

Gods, no! OldBaldy1701E May 2024 #2

at 9, isn't he capable of taking... ret5hd May 2024 #3

If only that boy had a gun to defend himself IronLionZion May 2024 #4

He is lucky there was a washer / dryer in the living room. You can hear bullets pinging off it. BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 #5

Looking out the window? That's not properly "taking cover." Martin68 May 2024 #6

the bullets are still flying, he looks out but then runs. BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 #7

I suggest that if firearms are being discharged in the vicinity, you should retreat to an inner room with no windows - Martin68 May 2024 #8

I never saw him looking out the window MagickMuffin May 2024 #9

No time stamp needed. The initial frame pictured before you even start the video show him looking over the arm of the Martin68 May 2024 #10