Yeah, I missed the "fake gun" part the first time I read it. I think half way through I sank into one of my Rambette fantasies where I push the gun away, whip around in a circle, drive my elbow into the bridge of his nose, head-butt his face to a pulp, jump back and kick him in the groin, and when he crumples to the ground, I grab the gun and blow him away. Then I save the hostages.
Then I come out of my fantasy and I've missed half of what was in the article. ;^)