The proper response is the one that came out of central Florida a few years ago when the cops were hunting a guy with a similar issue. They "apprehended" the suspect but when the holes in his body were counted it came up to something like 150 rounds of 9mm. The media asked why so many and the defensive Sheriff replied: "Gimme a break! It was ALL WE HAD"
Grady Judd, Polk County sheriff. Not many lawmen like him in DC.