Homeland Security's Advice For Confronting Mass Murders: Scissors

**secdrl** · 01-31-2013, 09:24 PM

New York Post: ?If you are caught out in the open and cannot conceal yourself or take cover, you might consider trying to overpower the shooter with whatever means are available,? says the narrator in the video, which shows an office worker pulling scissors out of a desk drawer.

DUCK AND CUTTER: A Homeland Security video shows these scenes as helpful advice to workers on what to do if a mass killer strikes their office ? grab any weapon at hand, and hide under a desk.

The video, titled ?Options for Consideration,? also advises that people who get caught in an ?active shooter? situation should run away, hide under a desk or take cover out of the line of fire. The nearly four-minute-long video opens with chilling scenes from the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, and the 2011 attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords. But the video quickly shifts to hokey footage of office workers scampering under desks, crouching in corners and racing into closets to hide from a rampaging gunman on the loose.

?To protect your hiding place, lock the door if you can. Block the door with heavy furniture,? recommends the male narrator, speaking in measured, authoritative tones.

Other survival strategies promoted in the video include hiding ?behind large items such as cabinets or desks. Remain quiet. Silence your cellphone or pager. Even the vibration setting can give away a hiding position.?

Richard Feldman, president of the Independent Firearm Owners Association, said he has a better option for consideration than a pair of scissors when confronting an armed mass murderer ? a legal firearm.

?That?s why I prefer a gun, and I usually do carry a gun when it is lawful to do so,? said Feldman. ?Clearly, you use whatever you can? to fight for your life, he said. So if scissors are all you?ve got, grab them by all means.

**Zaphod** · 01-31-2013, 11:37 PM

"Dude's a fucking hero! He grabbed my scissors and charged the madman without a thought for his own safety and promptly got blown away. But now I need to get a new pair of scissors from the office supply closet."

**secdrl** · 02-01-2013, 12:26 AM

The U.S. government is doing EVERYTHING it possibly can to make sure that you're a victim. Take that to the bank.

**flcrkr** · 02-01-2013, 09:16 AM

That shows you how the liberals think. Bring a pair of scissors to a gun fight

**LAM** · 02-01-2013, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by secdrl

The U.S. government is doing EVERYTHING it possibly can to make sure that you're a victim. Take that to the bank.

yep, and this started decades ago it's nothing new. with the information age/Internet and now US media monopoly it's all just "in your face" more and so much easier to see.

**IronAddict** · 02-01-2013, 09:50 AM

Duck and cover ? Isn't that what they taught to do in school in case of an earthquake ?

"Get out of the line of fire"....

!

**jagbender** · 02-01-2013, 11:00 AM

**jagbender** · 02-01-2013, 11:05 AM

**jagbender** · 02-01-2013, 11:11 AM

how much did this epic masterpiece cost the taxpayers, the cop at the end carries an ar-15, just in time for marking the bodies with chalk.

**jagbender** · 02-01-2013, 11:12 AM

Wouldn't it be so much easier to carry a gun instead of grabbing chairs and feather dusters?
Gun bans are not about protecting people, they're about protecting the government.
?The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.? Thomas Jefferson

**jagbender** · 02-01-2013, 11:14 AM

OR common sense approach. Run Hide, Pull your licensed concealed handgun, and if faced with the shooter, SHOOT FIRST!!!!

**charley** · 02-01-2013, 11:56 AM

When approached by a Person you don't know carrying scissors ...RELAX !!

Tell you only want them to take a little off the top & trim the sides

Keep your concealed 'Weapon' in your pants [if you get my meaning]

Calmly explain that your Barber is on Vacation & you need a haircut..

**LAM** · 02-01-2013, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by jagbender

OR common sense approach. Run Hide, Pull your licensed concealed handgun, and if faced with the shooter, SHOOT FIRST!!!!

you've never worked for a large firm have you? many do not allow firearms in the buildings. nothing is absolute, no right is.

**maniclion** · 02-01-2013, 05:34 PM

I'm going to get a gunfire simulation ringtone and one of those cube speakers. If a gun man or woman comes into a place I'm at I'll set that up as an alarm to go off in 30 seconds, set my phone up in a hidden spot and hide opposite it. When the alarm goes off he will be distracted by it and give me an opening to slit his throat.

**IronAddict** · 02-02-2013, 09:15 AM

Is it safe to come out from under the table yet ?

**dogsoldier** · 02-02-2013, 09:09 PM

The DHS left out out the most devistating weapon in the liberal war chest. It is just too horrific to be spoken in public.

But in the interest of public safety, I will share it with you.

According to the DHS, when confronting a armed mass murderer, "Stand up, yell at them saying they are ugly!" When they stop and cry from having their feelings hurt, run away.

Your tax dollars at work.

**SFW** · 02-02-2013, 10:02 PM

Just show madman your Crucifix. Command that he leave in the name Of Jesus. Then curl into a tight ball and slowly roll away under nearest desk. Proceed to call 911.

**Standard Donkey** · 02-02-2013, 10:39 PM

what did the DHS say to do in case someone attacks us with scissors?

**Zaphod** · 02-03-2013, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by Standard Donkey

what did the DHS say to do in case someone attacks us with scissors?

Shoot the fuck out of them. Sorry, that's what I would do. DHS probably would suggest using a toddler as a human shield.

**Standard Donkey** · 02-03-2013, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by Zaphod

Shoot the fuck out of them. Sorry, that's what I would do. DHS probably would suggest using a toddler as a human shield.

probably oven mitts or something like that

**dogsoldier** · 02-03-2013, 04:46 PM

My suggestion for an immediate mass murder event, several 357sig or 45acp round to the bad guys brain. On an off day, maybe a 9mm if the attackers is a little shit.

**heckler7** · 02-03-2013, 11:40 PM

this is why I date fat girls, they make great human shields

**seyone** · 02-04-2013, 03:26 PM

I work in Nj, so carrying a firearm is not an option.

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