5 Steps To Survival When Bullets Start To Fly

08-25-2012 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Geoffrey Ingersoll

You’re in public, minding your business, on your way to work — and gunshots ring out.

There are immediate actions you can take to ensure your survival, which I learned during my time as a U.S. Marine.

Too often, especially in an urban environment, people get caught up in situations they could have easily avoided, given a cool head, and the following of a few easy steps.

Don’t freak out. Don’t run. Stay calm. And you’ll make it.

1. Hit The Deck!

This seems like common sense. Matter of fact, all of these will seem like common sense. But you wouldn't believe how many people hear gunfire in a public place and just stand around, heads all in the air, bewildered, looking this way and that.

Get low!

The first thing you need to do is remove your dome from the where the bullets will be. So ... lower it.