You and the NY Times article are offering up the same thing to defend against active shooters: take personal responsibility for your safety.<p>But why is it that of all the nations in the civilized world only in the US do the nutjobs go on armed rampages? Why is the origin of nutcases shooting with firearms taken as a given?  In the article their existence is taken as an accepted fact; it just talks about how to protect oneself from them.<p>How about reducing the incidence of people running amok with guns, either by restricting guns or reducing whatever precipitates the killing spree?  I&#x27;m frankly sick of &quot;personal responsibility&quot;, it&#x27;s usually a sign of someone else failing to do their job.