[M1911A1]

Well said.

I do think the media light will shine more brightly on this officer because of her gender, but as long as her partner isn’t forgotten I’m OK with that, because it will irk the jihadists all the more.

I do think she’d have been better served by an a different pistol, but the hardware is trivial compared to the software in this sort of situation.

Sadly, I think our enemies are starting to realize something that the general public does not...most military installations are largely “gun free” zones. In my home state, a gunman would be more confident of having unarmed victims at the post exchange than at the supermarket outside the gate.

[Jeff Gordon]

but as long as her partner isn’t forgotten I’m OK

It sounds like several of the four rounds the terrorist took came from her partner. It seems that her partner (and boss) is staying in the background and letting her have the credit. This is to his credit.

[FredZarguna]

I agree. By the accounts it's possible that she, or her partner, or both may actually have taken the shooter down in the final analysis. That doesn't detract from the fact that this is clearly a great heart and a courageous spirit. Speaking of which, the caliber of weapon won't matter a whole lot if you don't have the minerals to use it. I'm reminded of a SWAT Team in Binghamton, New York in the Spring who -- tactical weapons and all -- couldn't bestir themselves to enter an immigration processing center until the gunman finally killed himself.

I also agree about the gender angle with the media, but hey, you've got to love the poetic justice of it: Jihadists are all a bunch of juveniles in an arrested state of development, scared to death of women, and their latest "hero" went and got himself pwned by a girl.

Too right.