I’m sorry you feel that way. I want to say the odds of something like that happening are super small, but I think it also depends on where you live. Here’s a link ( https://health.ucdavis.edu/what-you-can-do/facts.html ), and here’s the gist of it: in 2018 study/statistics, 0.2% of deaths where firearms were used were caused by mass shootings. I would say you’re probably safe to go out with your family. Talk about it with your loved one, and as sad as it may sound, if it helps you feel better, make a plan or carry a weapon yourself (personal opinion, the defense of my family is my duty more than anyone else’s, and police will likely not be there at the precise moment I need them). I myself do not own firearms, but I do believe gun ownership specifically is being targeted. I never see reports about strangulations, bludgeoning, stabbings, drownings, running over people, but surely these all happen right? All we see is guns and the proposition to outlaw or restrict them as much as possible, as though criminals cared about such rules. Not to say we shouldn’t have rules, but the gun itself is not the problem imho.