‘“Still got killed, but did better than I thought I would,” said Matthew.’
That was very interesting. Not at all what I expected. I wonder why they only armed ‘one civilian’? If this had happened in America, would it not be likely that in a group of twelve or more, there would be multiple armed civilians?
Not really
Carrying a firearm on a daily basis is an enormous PITA. It requires securing the firearm on a daily basis, worrying about concealment and, most importantly, “gun free” zones.
Picking your kid up from practice after school? Going to the post office? Stopping for an adult beverage with friends after work? In a situation where you wish you weren’t wearing your concealment garment?
The end result is that even where employers allow concealed carry, most will leave the firearm in the safe unless they have significant security concerns.
If this had happened in America, at a lefty mag/paper, they wouldn’t have been armed either.
“I wonder why they only armed ‘one civilian’? If this had happened in America, would it not be likely that in a group of twelve or more, there would be multiple armed civilians?”
I don’t get that either. If it happened in GA in a city I would think with all the CC we have it would be a lot more people armed.
Left out of this analysis is the psychological effect on the gunmen of suddenly realizing that they might be facing armed opposition. According to various accounts I have read, the realization by a gunman that he is being confronted often wrecks his discipline and instills panic. Many's the case where upon being confronted, the gunman turns from attacking to fleeing.
To more accurately re-create the event they should have told the volunteer gunmen that everyone was completely unarmed so that when confronted with the reality that they are getting shot at, they would have a more normal reaction to the surprise this constitutes.
It would have thrown off their aim at the very least.
I hear there were at least 50 people in the offices at the time