There appears to be 2 soldiers guarding the Tomb. I’d bet they weren’t allowed to have their long guns with bullets. Otherwise soldier #2 would have killed the gunman after he shot soldier # 1.
Bingo!
“I’d bet they weren’t allowed to have their long guns with bullets. Otherwise soldier #2 would have killed the gunman after he shot soldier # 1.”
From what I’ve heard & read, their guns were “ceremonial”, and they didn’t have bullets in them. The officer who was killed was a veteran, and I assume the other one was too, so they would have been trained to handle guns WITH bullets.
What I’ve wondered, considering Canada’s anti-gun laws and that the Sargent-at-Arms is an honorary position, why did he have a gun WITH bullets? Is that customary? His training and years of experience certainly came to the rescue yesterday. He is deservedly IMO being called a “hero”.