I either have to go with going on this beast of a rollercoaster or a shooting only 2 houses down from mine.
I was 8 or 9 at the time going on this. The Desperado in Primm, NV. After my sister and her friend went on like 10 times, I decided to go on it and not be scared... well... I failed one of those... extremely high speeds, loops, feeling like my feet were flying in the air, I could make a Top 10 with almost primarily amusement park rides.
The other one is the shooting. I'm 17 and I've only heard gunshots 3 occasions which have happened to be only the past 5 months. One was just at a shooting range, December there was gunshots at a store by our house, could be heard from there. No news whatsoever. Then... the shooting 2 houses down happened 3 months ago. 2 minutes before my alarm would've gone off, I'm awoken by something. I feel the ground shaking a little bit, think nothing of it, then my mom rushes in and says there's a shootout going on. Easily 40-50 shots fired, and once again... NOTHING on the news... I think it was the guy in the house and a cop shooting at each other. The SWAT team ended up coming, My mom thinks it was a cover-up. The house's blinds were closed, the door was boarded up with a gunshot in it, he likely died. I just really know what actually happened, what was going on. That's a scary thing for me, I don't know enough what gunshots sound like, I can mistake them for so many other things, and you never know... at anytime that could be extremely crucial...