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Scenario: 03-2006
The Sunday Church Scenario
By: Mark Henry
You,
your wife and three children (two boys ages seven and eight and one girl age
13) are at late church on Sunday evening.
There are about fifty people in an auditorium, which seats about 200
people. Because this is a close-knit
group, everyone is gathered towards the front of the sanctuary with the pews
being quite full. Your family is
sitting together for this service. Your family is seated on the left hand side
of the sanctuary as you face the front of the church. You are seated in the pew along the center aisle, as is your
custom. Looking to your left in the
following order is your daughter, two boys then your wife. There are no people
seated behind you.
At
the front of the church are exits on each side before the stairs leading to the
alter. Leading up to the elevated alter
area are five large wide steps. Behind the choir area on each side of the
elevated alter are two exits. There are
exits at the back of the church.
About
10 minutes into the service, a loud angry voice is heard from the back of the
church. The voice is announcing this is a hold up. He wants all of the money.
You turn around to see a single male about six foot tall with a shotgun
standing there. His face is covered
with a ski mask. He yells at you to turn around. You comply.
The
ushers are directed by the man to pass the collection plate through out the
congregation to collect all the money everyone has.
No
one in you church knows of you caring a concealed weapon for which you have all
the appropriate permits. There are no legal prohibitions for caring a weapon in
church. On your strong side is a Colt Commander in 9mm loaded with Cor-Bon
Glazier Safety Slugs. You have cell phone, which is turned off, folding knife,
Steamline flash light and a loaded spare magazines on your person.
The Sunday Church Response
By: Rafael Sibila
My actions for this, since
I am seated on the left hand side center aisle, I can't make my movement to
sudden or noticeable because I'll be the first thing this guy sees. I
wait until the ushers move to collect the money, then I'd start to cough
violently. This would mask my movement
for the Colt Commander. When the ushers are all moving, I'd cough a bit
more and fall to the ground but in my fall, I'd rotate
onto my left (Right strong side) and send few quick aimed shots. In a
sudden despair, people will begin to duck so if he does let off a round, the
lead shot will be deflected by those thick wooden pews. After his first
shot, I'd pop back out and send a few more shots till I push him into cover
then I'd begin to move in a leap frog fashion towards him, firing while I move.
I'd use the flash light and toss it close by him but forcing him to turn away
from me, hopefully giving me enough time to take him by surprise by either
putting two in his chest, or holding him gun point. (All this is under the
assumption this guy is just another crook and has a pump action shot gun with a
modified choke or a full choke. If he had a semi-auto shotgun with a
mod-full choke or a full choke, then I'd have to re-state my actions.)
My reason for taking this action would be,
because I detest the fact that more than once that the criminal goes free and
the victim if forced to look like a coward or is left feeling violated by the
very system that is supposed to protect those who are the victim, and serve
justice to those who is due to.