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Well good old Massad can say what he wants, but the 9mm bullet is just too small and fast to do the necessary damage to the target, no matter what the combat situation, the stopping power is low.

The ,45 auto is not going away and the concealed carry society does a good comparison between the two calibers, rating the ,45 auta as equal to the 9mm but superior in bullet expansion and stopping power, and safer to use indoors.

I have target practiced with 9mm and .45 auto, standing peces of firewood on their ends at 75 feet. Both 45 and 9 mm used were not hollow point The 9mm rounds would go clean through the maple firewood splits ( about 5 to 8 inches)
but the .45 knocked the forewood over , cartwheel spinning some of them.

The perp in this instant case would have been stopped with one round, 2 at most. But the officer emptied a high capacity mag into the man, very, very bad PR in that neighborhood for the police.

[I have target practiced with 9mm and .45 auto, standing peces of firewood on their ends at 75 feet. Both 45 and 9 mm used were not hollow point The 9mm rounds would go clean through the maple firewood splits ( about 5 to 8 inches)
but the .45 knocked the forewood over , cartwheel spinning some of them.

The perp in this instant case would have been stopped with one round, 2 at most. But the officer emptied a high capacity mag into the man, very, very bad PR in that neighborhood for the police.]

The cop profiled knows all the arguments. His issue is that in practical situations, your target isn’t an immobile block of ballistic material. It is not only maneuvering, it is firing back at you. Which means you aren’t only firing to keep his head down - you’re on the move to avoid being hit. That means your hit ratio is not ideal and possibly as low as 1 out of 4, unless you stand still, line up your shot, thereby giving him a bead on a stationary target.

If your objective is to put the other guy down no matter how many rounds you absorb, then the isosceles stance is excellent. Stand still, line up your shot and do a mag dump. This cop was hoping to go back to his family in one piece, so jinked and dodged to spoil the other guy’s aim.