You are going to start popping off random shots in the middle of a crowd when you have no clear shot at the perp and call it suppressive fire? That is just crazy! At best you are going to make yourself target number 1 when the police arrive and take a bullet through the head (hopefully!). At worst you are going to kill some innocent civilian and give every responsible gun owner a bad name.
Do every responsible gun owner and innocent citizen a favor and leave your gun at home!
Er No. Your response is clearly emotional and shows you have a lack of knowledge about tactics.
First I am going to identify the shooter and his location.
Next I am going to determine if it is possible to take clear a shot or shots at the shooters location with the least amount of risk to other people. I will change my position as needed to give me a clear field of fire.
My use of suppressive fire is too force the shooter to break off his attack long to distract him or cause him to change his location or seek cover giving people at least a few precious extra seconds to escape.
As for your desire to have the Police arrive "and take a bullet through the head (hopefully!)" you obviously did not read and understand my post and are reacting as a Liberal. For your benefit I will repeat it here;
"A disturbing common factor in shootings is the slow police response.
In the Vegas shooting it took Officers 10 minutes to reach the floor the shooter was on and the Officers were already in the Hotel. Then about another hour before they stormed the room the shooter was in. While the Police were trying to get organized the shooter could easily have resumed shooting."
I know many THR members believe that their only responsibility is to save themselves and loved ones and get out of Dodge as quickly as possible. I can not fault that logic. But I wonder how many folks have thought enough about tactics to see where in certain situations suppressive fire may give their loved ones and themselves (along with other innocent people as a bonus) a little more time to escape?
Highly unlikely. Certainly. But times are changing. We now have attacks by people that are terrorists, claim to be inspired by ISIS and mentally disturbed. Then we have shootings that are the result of domestic situations with the shooter coming into the work place or public location. The motives of some shooters may not even be clear such as Hesston, Kansas and Vegas.
As for your demand that I "Do every responsible gun owner and innocent citizen a favor and leave your gun at home" I suggest you evaluate your shooting skills and lack of knowledge about effective use of tactics.
As Dirty Harry said; "A man has to know his limitations."