Securing the Mall: Martial Law

I am walking around a mall with a large silver gun. It is long, with a barrel attached to the front end which is used as a pump for additional power (think "super-soaker" except with bullets). I am moving from shop to shop inside the mall, instructing the employees to leave close their registers and leave the building.

I am doing this on behalf of the government for which I work. Some sort of emergency has been declared. I keep thinking 'martial law' in my head but i know its goal is to consolidate power. I go to many shops in this fashion, pointing my gun at the workers until they comply with my orders. When they vacate, the lights turn out. As the dream progresses more and more shops go dark. This makes me satisfied.