OK, I do defer to the wisdom of the posters who are more highly trained than I, and I understand the "stay put" philosophy as the ideal choice.
But if the alarm is going off, and I have a 7 year old kid 20 feet down the hall and an 11 year old 40 feet down the hall... How do I "stay put"?
There's two hall access points from the main house between my bedroom and theirs. If I'm unwilling to move, they're on their own? This is why I see advancing with a weapon (poised in the "safe" retention position I described above) to shepherd them into my bedroom as unavoidable. Then I can stay put, listen in silence as long as seems warranted, and, if necessary, defend one multi-chamber master bedroom.
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Les
But if the alarm is going off, and I have a 7 year old kid 20 feet down the hall and an 11 year old 40 feet down the hall... How do I "stay put"?
There's two hall access points from the main house between my bedroom and theirs. If I'm unwilling to move, they're on their own? This is why I see advancing with a weapon (poised in the "safe" retention position I described above) to shepherd them into my bedroom as unavoidable. Then I can stay put, listen in silence as long as seems warranted, and, if necessary, defend one multi-chamber master bedroom.
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Les
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