did anybody try to fight back?
SGT Kimberly Munley did!
I'm sure the element of surprise delayed the reaction....but I see Sgt. Munley did a fine job...
What do you suppose they were going to fight back with? Most troops aren’t allowed to carry arms in the US while on base. The woman who shot the perp(not alleged)was part of a first responder team. The fact is, keeping our troops unarmed while on base makes them sitting ducks.
That's THE big question IMHO.
You don't expect a group of Amish school children to fight back against a lone gunman.
But these victims were mostly well-trained military. They should ALL have rushed him -- if not immediately upon the first shot, then while he was reloading.
As far as we can tell, however, the victims just assumed a "deer in the headlights" stance and were more-or-less helpless, except for that one heroic (and armed) policewoman.