Every time one of these "Tactics agianst a spree shooter" threads comes up I'm mildly annoyed about them.

All these discussions about cover, concealment, tactics, shooting and moving etc. Y'all act like spree shooters are most often pissed off Ex Navy Seals or something.

99 times out of 100 spree shooters are some dumb-ass misanthrope who's "training" consists of a few hours of "Call of Duty" on the X Box.

You don't have to make every shot a 100 yard head shot. You just have to get lead moving in the shooter's direction ASAP.

Just look at the New Life shooting here in The Springs. Jeanne Assam didn't "take the shooter out", she simply winged him and the instant he realized this wasn't going to be shooting fish in a barrel any more, he got down on one knee and ate his pistol. Shooting over. Good guys safe.

I think we tend to over think these things. Sure, there's much value in training ... anything that makes your shots more effective is good. But the biggest "mindset" issue you need to work on is clearing leather and getting lead downrange ... don't worry about bystanders (what good is it to wait for that perfect shot while the shooter puts bullets in the heads of innocent folk ... if you happen to put a bullet into the leg or torso of a bystander it'll suck, but its just a risk you have to put out of your mind).

The way to stop spree shooters is to engage them as quickly as possible ... doesn't have to be pretty, just has to be fast.

To paraphrase Mark Twain (or maybe it was Heinlein):
When engaged in a gun fight, Get your first shot off fast. This upsets your opponent long enough to let you make your second shot perfect.