To build upon the running comment. Sure I will run once I obtain the ability to run faster then a bullet... really running from a knife, club, etc is fine. but a gun you can't out run. And running into a crowd when some is after rings of a lack of caring for others lives. Unless you are a criminal running from a cop.. afterall a cop won't shot into the crowd when he may hit someone else(or so we can hope).
Second the best chance to avoid being shot is to do as has been said. I would also add if there is only one person you might be able to turn the tables.. whereas with running you are just injured or dead(or those around you are). How many shots can a hand gun unload these days in few seconds? However many it is I am sure you could be turned to swisscheese before you got out of it's range.(more then 80 yards these days if I recall.. and that is what was called effective range.. and I am sure they can still hit something out of it's effective range).
Also about you people who say kill shots aren't needed. Remember the stopping power of a gun(particually a hand gun) is almost nill unless you fatally wound the person. Shooting someone in the shoulder won't stop them from pulling a trigger... blowing their brain to smitherins just might.
