Versatile.

[Devonian]

But after an event would such a noise draw you in, or act as a deterrent for to keep away for armed persons/groups.....?

Also, you may hear the shots being fired, but trying to pinpoint exactly where a shot gun has been fired from, is not actually that easy, unless you pretty close by. You are often more likely to be simply spotted walking across open ground in the far distance, then being pinpointed from where shots are being fired.