Uh, no.
It was an ambush. From a car. Totally unexpected. Doesn’t even matter if you’re openly holding a gun.
Not every situation screams “this wouldn’t happen if he had a gun!”
It was an ambush and unexpected. He still had plenty of time to draw and fire back, or at least take cover, if he had been of the mindset that it could happen to him.
But... Totally unexpected... in Chicago? In 2021? He appears to be in what self defense trainers call "condition white", where he was distracted, unaware of his surroundings, and unwilling to consider he might be at risk.
To OilLine Rebel: Watch the video.
He is not paying attention. (not uncommon)
The vehicle stops. It appears he is shot at. It is the only vehicle on the street which is not parked.
He notices the vehicle. He notices he is being targeted. He puts up an arm to shield himself or to see the vehicle better. He tries to get away. The vehicle moves forward, stops and fires some more shots. From the time of the first shot to the second series is about 6 seconds.
He only moves at a walk before he is hit. He appears confused and uncertain of what is happening.
He does not take cover. He is hit, and goes down. The vehicle goes forward, then stops. The shooter gets out and walks up to the victim to deliver the deadly, final shots.
The victim, once he goes down, moves around on the ground a bit. He moves his arms.
It is likely he is unable to accept what is happening. It is a common reaction, the "This cannot be happening to me." reaction.
It is a deadly unwilliness to accept that you are under attack.
He may or may not have had sufficient control to draw and shoot after he went down, but clearly there was time to do so.
One of the most important part of situational awareness is to shed the notion that "It cannot happen to me."
I am not saying, in any way, this was the fault of the victim.
In a civilized society, such events would be extremely rare, and shocking.
I am saying, if he were armed, and had considered how to act if he were attacked, he would have had opportunity to defend himself.
Many people have been attacked, shot at, and reacted and shot back, in far less time than shown on the video.
It is sad that an awareness of the possibility of being attacked is necessary in our civilization at this time.