When you hear what sounds like gunshots, what do you do?

Keep watching the TV, where the sounds obviously came from.

Usually think its fireworks or something else.

My ears would perk up and I would listen for more. I used to live alot closer to the city, and potentially there was a high risk factor of guns going off where they should not. Now I am near where there is alot of hunting (legal) so when I do hear it, I am alert so I take extra caution not to walk the dogs towards that direction.

When I here a gun shot it's my friends practicing for hunting!!! So I know that it is ok !!

I don't do anything usually.
It would depend too on how close it was and where I was.

I continue doing whatever it was I was doing at the time.

I don't do anything. I hear gunshots quite often. A lot of times I won't even notice them until someone else brings it to my attention. Growing up where I did, around the people I did, hearing gunshots became a natural part of life that you don't really think about. If I were in town and heard gunshots and could figure out where they were coming from, I might report it to the police.

The only time I've ever heard gunshot sounds is at the gun club where they belong. I wouldn't mistake a car backfiring or any other sound with that as I am familiar with it.

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I check myself, my body, if it touches me or not!! hehehe

Think it is probably fireworks or a car backfiring and usually ignore it. Especially figure it's fireworks around the times of New Year, Chinese New Year, or other Chinese celebrations, since I live near Chinatown.

Try to guess if it was something else (a car backfiring? fireworks?)
Ask someone what it sounded like
I do something else...just stop and ponder and listen for a few moments more to see if I can assess with more clarity what the sound was.

I jump on the floor, and slowly creep to the phone... I then call 911, and scream for th epolice to come and find out what is going on.... ahhahah j/k umm.. I say 'Oohh a gun shot' and forget about it completely 2 seconds later

I try to decide what else it was.

Assume that it's a car bacffring or some punk kid blowing off their fingers.

This time of year, assume it's fireworks. Other times of the year, assume it's hunters.

Guess about what it could be... It's not very likely to be gun shots but sometimes I wonder.

> When I here a gun shot it's my friends practicing for hunting!!! So
> I know that it is ok !!


That's only when you're in the bush! What happens at the Senate?? Huh? Ever think of that? Can't you just see all the RCMP come screaming in?

> I check myself, my body, if it touches me or not!! hehehe

That's not really funny but it sure gives us a little insight on what you experience regularly... well, maybe in the past.

Hey Irene, I am out of context here, but I need to ask you something and that chatroom was frustrating. When you get a chance could you email me dleas21@yahoo.com. It concerns one of the kitty names you suggested.

Just did...

Well in my nieghborhood it probably IS gunshots, so the police are called.

This is not an unusual occurence for me, I just shrug as long as it does not sound close by

ask my husband what it sounded like....fireworks? a gun? we live a few streets over from the 'hood....

jump 20 feet in the air & nearly p*ss on myself. other than that i keep my cool pretty much.

Do you know where i live ha

We don't have any action in the senate!!!!! I see RCMP drinking Tim Horton and chatting !!!! LOL

stomp on a few police cars!

just hide so that i don't get shot!!! that would be a sensible thing to do you know!!

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> We don't have any action in the senate!!!!! I see RCMP drinking Tim
> Horton and chatting !!!! LOL

Try lighting some firecrackers in the hall and see what happens...

I know what would happen I would be fired !!! By the way Irene jai un ordi maintenant a la maison !!! Je me suis achete un laptop wahooooo!!!! love ya

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> I know what would happen I would be fired !!! By the way Irene jai
> un ordi maintenant a la maison !!! Je me suis achete un laptop wahooooo!!!!
> love ya

Aille c'est cool ça! Now I'll see you around here more often eh? Tell your cousin to get off her butt and come here too!

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Cute huh?

happy birthday ma tante love ya !!!

> happy birthday ma tante love ya !!!


Ah... Merci ma cocotte! I love you too you know!

I've never heard sounds of gun shots. ( except for T.V ) but if I did hear that sort of noise I would probably just jump a little with a start.

...look around to see where mike is...

Hit the deck!

Yell, "Duck, they're not ours!"

Return fire.

Usually in that order.

I'd call the police if it was during hunting season. There has always been a problem with hunters trespassing onto my property even though it's posted. The police average at least three arrests each and every deer season just from my property alone. I'd call the police if I heard gunfire off season, too. I've also had problems with poachers, people hunting out of season and those who use the wooded area for target practice.

I recently experienced this after Hurricane Rita. There was marshall law and some looting from what I understand. I was lying in bed the night after the hurricane passed, hot, no electricity, not safe enough to open the windows, too many mosquitos anyway and sure enough, gunshot. unmistakeably. i took another sedative.

It depends... if it sounds REALLY close, I get away from the windows. If it sounds like it's in the distance... I continue with whatever it is that I'm doing.