What a shame that off-duty security guard is now going to be tried for murder. I'm sure he's wondered over and over since then, why he didn't just ignore them. All it takes is a split second for your whole life to change. I was a Peace Officer in NY State for 25 years. Could have purchased weapons on my badge, but never did. I didn't like guns, but had to qualify each year in order to keep my Peace Officer status. My two sons were 17 and 13 at the time I took the job. Back in 1980, I'd only been a divorced mother for about a year. Because I couldn't be home 24 hours a day, I didn't want to take the chance of bringing a weapon into my home. My oldest son has always been level-headed. Never gave me a bit of trouble. It was my youngest son who I worried about. He never thought twice before doing anything stupid...like trying to do a Karate kick, having never taken a Karate lesson in his life, and ended up dislocating his knee, and breaking two bones in his leg. I told both of them when I took the job in NY State Corrections, that if either of them didn't anything to get themselves put in jail, not to expect me to come visit them. Fortunately, neither of them ever did.
I love guns so much I plan to marry an UZI.