Assault with a gun

After hearing about the recent shootings in Tucson, people have been asking what to do if faced with such a situation.  The answer is the same for the gunman in a crowd scenario in Tucson, as it is for an attacker pointing his gun at you. Run away if you can.  It is surprisingly difficult to hit a moving target with a handgun, even from only a few feet away.  Every step away improves your chances to escape without injury.  If you can't run away, get the sturdiest object available  between you and the attacker.  A few years ago there was a story in the news about a divorce attorney who dodged around a tree to avoid being shot by his client's ex-husband.  As he kept moving around the tree, the attacker fired until he emptied the gun, and missed every time.  One of our Black Belts tells the story of two men at a gun range with their semi-automatic pistols.  They fired their weapons at paper targets 6 feet away and missed the target area every time.  Only one shot even hit the paper, outside the target area.