How to survive a shooting

Newell 2022-01-28 08:33:44

The biggest feeling this movie gave me was, how should I survive a similar shooting incident?

Especially recently there has been such a thing on the streets of Vienna.

The first thing to do is to understand the weapon used by the suspect.

According to online news: the suspects appear to be using a Mini 14 rifle from the American company Luger and a Glock pistol.

1. The Mini-14 light rifle was originally developed as a civilian rifle. It was launched on the market in 1974. Use NATO 5.56mm standard bullets; effective range is 300M (it is also lethal outside the effective range); it can be single or continuous; there are three types of magazines: 5 rounds, 20 rounds, and 30 rounds.

Ruger Mini 14 Rifle

2. The Glock 17 9mm pistol is the most common pistol in the world. It was first developed by the Austrian Glock Company in 1983. A variety of models have been developed and equipped with military and police forces in more than 40 countries around the world. It has 17 rounds of ammunition and a range of 50 meters (it is also lethal beyond the range.)

The latest Glock 17 pistol

Second, the technique of shooting at moving targets:

Since the position, running direction, distance and speed of the target change frequently, in order to hit the target, the advance must be taken. Moving targets will greatly increase the difficulty of shooting. It can be seen from the figure below:

  • For laterally moving targets, move the line of sight to the front of the target.
  • For longitudinally moving targets, move the line of sight below and above the target.

Third, coping strategies

I strongly recommend you to watch the documentary "Survival of Cataclysm".

It is human instinct to stay there rigidly when in extreme fear.

This time on the streets of Vienna, the man hid in the corner because of fear. It was too late by the time the gunman appeared. In the event of a similar shooting, you must overcome your instincts and don't stay there - take cover and act quickly.

You can run a long distance while waiting for a magazine change.

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Extended Reading
  • Shaina 2022-01-28 08:33:44

    Calm and restrained, the degree of completion is very high, and found the most accurate entry point for tracing the incident: only able to describe the terrorist attack, focusing absolutely on the aftermath of the incident. One line talks about the court trial, the other line talks about the post-disaster reconstruction, and the two lines collide with amazing force after the collision, which gives the film a profound idea. The third line of accident investigation, and the introduction of reflection, the director is quite powerful.

  • Shaina 2022-03-24 09:03:45

    For Netflix this may be the most decent movie out there, but for Greengrass, it's just meticulous and neat.

22 July quotes

  • Lara: How are you feeling?

    Viljar: I'm okay. And you?

    Lara: Yeah. I'm fine. I was in the shower block when it started, so I managed to run and hide. But I got separated from my sister Bano. I'm sorry about Simon and Anders, too.

    Viljar: It's shit.

    Lara: How is the food here? Is it okay?

    Viljar: It's pretty shit, too. Actually, it's *really* shit.

    Lara: If you want, I can bring you something. Food, or anything.

    Viljar: No. No, I'm fine. I don't have much appetite.

    Lara: Do you want anything else? Cigarettes or...

    Viljar: That would have been nice.

    Lara: Okay.

    Viljar: ...Except I don't smoke.

    [they share a relieving laugh]

  • Judge Wenche Arntzen: Can you tell us what happened to you on Utøya, Viljar?

    Viljar: Yes.

    [has a flashback in his head]

    Viljar: He tried to... he tried to kill me. I remember... seeing him... and then running away... trying to find somewhere to hide, and protecting my little brother. I remember being shot. Five times. When I was lying on the beach, I was... all alone. In a kind of pain I couldn't imagine.

    Judge Wenche Arntzen: But now you are here.

    Viljar: But everything's different. I've had to relearn how to use my body. Learn how to walk again. How to feed myself again. I have little use of my left arm, and I'm... I'm blind on one eye. But that's, uh... that's a relief.

    Judge Wenche Arntzen: A relief. How do you mean?

    Viljar: [laughs shakily] A relief, in a way that at least now I don't have to look at him.

    [some of the people in the audience laugh briefly]

    Viljar: But of course it's not that simple. I... I have a fragment of his bullet lodged in my brain that could kill me at any time. And I don't look like the person I used to anymore, I... My body, it's... it's broken. And the worst is that he... he killed Anders and Simon, my best friends. Stopping them from making their mark on the world, and... and they would have made it a better place. And I... I miss them every day. I'm sorry, I... I didn't... I didn't want to cry. I so much didn't want to cry in front of him. I... I wanted to stay strong. Because I do this for them. So they will not be forgotten. And when you shot them and left me alone on the beach, I didn't know if I was living or dying. And I've been stuck there ever since. But now... I realize that I got a choice. Because I still have a family... and friends... and memories. Dreams. Hope. And love. And he doesn't. He's... completely alone. And he's going to rot there in prison, whereas I... I survived. And I choose to live.