You wrote “ told my kids that if they’re ever near a shooting attack they need to lie down flat and wait until it’s over—the main danger being less the terrorist than other Israelis who will open fire and hit something other than their target.”
Lying down until it is over is good advice, but saying the “main danger” from a terrorist attac…
You wrote “ told my kids that if they’re ever near a shooting attack they need to lie down flat and wait until it’s over—the main danger being less the terrorist than other Israelis who will open fire and hit something other than their target.”
Lying down until it is over is good advice, but saying the “main danger” from a terrorist attack is actually the people defending themselves and not the terrorists targeting civilians isn’t rational. That’s an anti-gun trope, and not true. I’m not trying to criticize you, I can’t imagine the situation you’re in and the pressures you are under.
You wrote “ told my kids that if they’re ever near a shooting attack they need to lie down flat and wait until it’s over—the main danger being less the terrorist than other Israelis who will open fire and hit something other than their target.”
Lying down until it is over is good advice, but saying the “main danger” from a terrorist attack is actually the people defending themselves and not the terrorists targeting civilians isn’t rational. That’s an anti-gun trope, and not true. I’m not trying to criticize you, I can’t imagine the situation you’re in and the pressures you are under.