[GovernmentShrinker]

See the article I posted at #362. "The people" weren't armed, but a security guard was, and it looks as if he may have hit two people in the balcony as he returned fire in the direction of the shooter -- apparently nobody taught the security guard that returning fire into a group of 100 people isn't a good idea.

[William McKinley]

and it looks as if he may have

It does not look like he may have. There is absolutely nothing at all to suggest that. Nothing in any report. All there is, is your discomfort with the idea of shooting at a perp when there are others around (and without knowing if there was a clear shot or not).

[Labyrinthos]

See the article I posted at #362. "The people" weren't armed, but a security guard was, and it looks as if he may have hit two people in the balcony as he returned fire in the direction of the shooter -- apparently nobody taught the security guard that returning fire into a group of 100 people isn't a good idea.

That's my whole point. Although I would like to think that every law abiding citizen in NYC ought to be able to carry a gun, the reality is that with nearly 8 million residents and another two million daily commuters, most of these law abiding gun owners would probably make the situation worse and kill or wound innocent people. There are certainly many situations where carrying a gun is a deterent to crime or may stop a crime in progress. This was probably not one of them.