>http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=21&id=35220
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>Anybody have any advice for a non-law enforcement person in this situation?

Points 1, 3, 4 and 5 from the article apply to armed citizens as well.

The never-ending debate is about whether to get involved or flee if
opportunity presents itself.

A CHL holder in Tyler Texas intervened in a 2005 incident in which he
had the opportunity to flee and chose instead to involve himself to
protect people he did not know.
http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/political/configpol.pl?noframes;read=2650
He was killed by the shooter but most believe that his actions saved
innocent lives.

It is easy to say "run away. those other people should have cared
enough to carry a gun and be trained" but for some it is difficult to
have the equipment and training and do nothing, knowing that others
(even strangers) will die as a result of the armed person's
inaction. The risk w/ intervention is high (death, injury, lawsuits,
possibly even criminal charges depending on the situation and
location) and rewards virtually non-existent. News media do not make
successful armed defenses front page news and often details are
deliberately left out (mainly the fact that the person that
intervened successfully was armed). John Lott's book "The Bias
Against Guns" has a whole chapter on the way armed citizen defense
stories are buried by the media. So don't choose to intervene for
the fame or fortune or public praise. Only intervene if there's no
way you can live with yourself if you don't.

Probably the best thing to practice (if you anticipate being in a
situation like the mall incident or the Tyler incident) is hitting 6"
or smaller targets at ranges from 25-50 yards or more, not from
standing but from down behind low cover, a low rest or prone.

Karl