It might have helped, but consider the guy had ballastic armor over most of his body. It would have required a face/head shot to take him down - very difficult for a hand gun in a dark/smokey theatre with chaos ensuing around you. Still, getting hit by return fire could have thrown the guy into a panic of his own and caused him to retreat earlier than he did.
If more folks had been carrying, this would have played out VERY differently. IF it was KNOWN that more folks carried in places like this, it might not have happened at all...
We can "might" and "maybe" this all day long. We KNOW that we cannot take our safety for granted. We KNOW we have the tools to help protect ourselves. We KNOW that factions in our government want us vulnerable and dependent on them.
Do not let them divide us. Do not give up your Rights. Demand that victim disarmament laws be stricken from the books. Do it now...
I think a kneecapping or shot in his foot or right in the nuts—or right beside them—would have been a good thing to do.
Lacking that, 2 in the chest would hurt. The guy doesn’t look like he is big on being hurt. This would have given people time to beat the living chit out of him.
Right on! It sure would not have made the situation any worse.