"That's always in your mind (when you run a gay bar)", Perales said. Perales said running a gay bar has always had its risks, but the Orlando massacre took his fears to a different level. "It makes me remember to give my husband a hug and a kiss when I leave," Sisson said. For Kobalt bartender Andrew Sisson it's "what if I don't come home after my shift?" Sunday's massacre in Orlando left a lot of "what ifs" in its wake. "(They educate on) different situations involving firearms and the best way to handle them," said Perales. Now Jeffery Perales will require his workers to have active shooter training provided by the Phoenix Police Department, in response to the shooting at Orlando gay nightclub Pulse, where police say Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people before he was killed. The owner of Kobalt, a gay bar in Phoenix, said rowdy bar patrons used to be his biggest concern.
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