NMGonzo
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I try to be aware of my escape routes the best i can
families are crushed, people are dead and now lots of people are wondering about their safety (around here).
I know that feeling. I once lived in a shady neighborhood. One day some idiot decides to rob the shopowner in the shop across the street where I always went for milk. The old fart turned out to be a crack shot, and when the banger knucklehead pulled a gun on the grandpa, he was nailed right between the eyes. Mind you store was full of scared customers at the time. Every night I went to bed and the incident would reply in my head until I fell asleep. You see; my bedroom window directly faced the shop. I kept wondering what if he had missed, what if it was 10 pm, it happened again and he missed. I might catch a hot bullet in the back, in my head I don't know. I sure would hear the window smash at it flew in, but was there anything I could do? I considered moving my bed, but realized no real safe spot. It bothered me so much 2 months I moved to a different safer part of town. I know some think you are a coward for feeling the way you feel, but trust me, I have desire to stay in harm's way to prove my bravely. I'll take coward any day, and go home safe every night.I do work for the University- however Research Park is not owned by the Foundation. It is privately owned and operates as a entity similar to an aviation authority. My building is owned by the Foundation and is considered school property- we have classes in the building, students etc.
When I was hired HR lets you know that guns are not cool on campus or at any University facility... I kind of need to pay my mortgage so I will have to put my sheep costume on each morning on woolly leg at a time...for now.
Random shooters don't chose gun free zones to carry out their twisted ideas of revenge?
things will be just fine and you should never need to provide for your own defense.
Fellow Orlando resident here. Not to be too flippant, but would you rather be in trouble, or dead? Seriously, those are almost the only choices when it comes to protecting yourself in a "gun free" zone.
Wow, what a high road attitude You don't know the OP's situation, and if you don't have anything better to contribute, I suggest you go elsewhere.You want comfort and reassurance check with your significant other.
Want to validate your feelings see a shrink.
This is the right thing to do. The school should use an emergency notification protocol for cases like this, in case it turns out to be an active shooter. It will do a lot more for safety than just going strapped yourself.Right now I am working up an email to our police dept to determine why they were not more in the loop- we have a campus email/text emergency protocol (after what happened at VT) but nothing got sent out.
Seriously, even if its a gun free zone, if it bothers you enough just carry.