got out of their vehicles
set up their M4 assault rifles
aimed and fired upon their targets
cleared the parking lot of the multiple armed threats there
entered the restaurant.
In that order exactly? Is that conjecture, a guess, or what?
You may have a point. It's possible, though unlikely, that they:
entered the restaurant.
aimed and fired upon their targets.
set up their M4 assault rifles
cleared the parking lot of the multiple armed threats there
got out of their vehicles
Yeppers, could have happened that way...
I’m pretty sure I was pretty clear in my request for information from people who have experience in this type of situation.
I’ve fired an M16 (close relative of the M4) and have run across a parking lot though not at the same time. That’s the extent of my experience in this type of situation.