re: Pharmacy shooting video

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I would like to know what Bapple would have done.

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I don't have an outline ready but bear with me.

Here is my take:

1. First and foremost, the criminal did not count on one of his victims being armed. The good guy ultimately won. +1 for Team 1911 as well.

2. Unless the armed pharmacist didn't notice the perp early enough, he had ample time to draw and get off an accurate shot before he had workers next to him. But...

3. He may have not been sure the perp was armed. My personal take on this when I teach my classes is that a confirmed armed perp is better than an assumed armed perp. He may have just been posturing and they weren't sure if he was armed. But...

4. When a gun makes an appearance, especially that blatant, there may be little time to act. I think this guy saw that his coworkers were already in danger with a barrel to their heads so he decided to take action. I think he was good in not moving to his right where cover was (that tall counter) because it would have put his coworkers directly in the line of fire between them.

I think the thing that makes this situation toughest is that shite hits the fan quickly when the firearm makes an appearance. Maybe if the armed pharmacist had sat back and observed it could've helped.

But hindsight is 20/20 and when a weapon appears, whether a firearm or blade, it's usually bets-off for me. The only thing keeping you from dying at that point is the man's trigger finger (or his blade in your body if it's a knife).