You Hear Gunfire Outside–What do you do Next?

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I just got back about twenty minutes ago from helping one of my neighbors haul some hay. I took off my boots, and got a fire started in my wood stove.

All of a sudden, I hear gunshots. Not just a few, but a whole bunch of them. They are not coming from the range, which is a good two miles away. They are close. Yes, I do know the difference between gunfire and fireworks.

Normally, if anyone in the area wants to shoot, they either go to the nearby county owned range, or they call me and ask if they can use my range, or they call one of the other guys in the area that has a much nicer range than mine. This was unusual. I reacted. The issue is what is appropriate action vs. what most people do.

Most People

A friend of mine once said, when white people hear gunshots, they look out the window to see where it is coming from, but minorities take cover behind furniture or drop to the floor, or they do both. When I heard this, presented as kind of a joke, I said, “You know, I would say that some people would, indeed look out the window because it just doesn’t happen in their lives, very often. For that that have had a stray round come through their windows or walls, they take cover.

Some people then call the local law enforcement, usually by dialing 911 to immediately report it. FrontGate

What I did

  • Grabbed two more magazines for my carry gun, which I still had on and put them in my support side back pocket.
  • Grabbed four magazines for my pistol caliber carbine, and set them with the carbine, close by.
  • Checked the security camera for my front gate to see its status and to check for any alerts.
  • Put on my boots, again.
  • Continued monitoring my security cameras.
  • Sent txt messages to all of my nearby neighbors to see if any of them were shooting.

I would like to point out that I did not call 911. I did not call local law enforcement. It is not against the law to shoot guns in my area unlike most urban areas.

Result

About twenty minutes later, one of my neighbors txt messaged back to tell me that they had some friends over that were shooting some new guns.