“...immediately unholster my firearm and fire off 2-3 shots into the air ASAP”
Exactly. ANY gunfire would have caused the SS to immediately take Trump to the ground, cover him with their bodies, and then hustle him into his vehicle.
1) The deputy should have used the ladder the perp used.
2) you are correct, at a minimum you fire shots in the air to alert everyone.
3) We won’t talk about the deputy simply radioing the security detail. They are all in sync with the SS, they literally do this all the time everytime a prez or candidate comes to town, they pull state and local police from surrounding communities. Forgot the point of fleeing the perp. Most people, even LEO, are hesitant to shoot at people, just human nature. What not normal is not shooting warning shots and doing everything possible to alert the security detail.
1) The deputy should have used the ladder the perp used.
2) you are correct, at a minimum you fire shots in the air to alert everyone.
3) We won’t talk about the deputy simply radioing the security detail. They are all in sync with the SS, they literally do this all the time everytime a prez or candidate comes to town, they pull state and local police from surrounding communities. Forgot the point of fleeing the perp. Most people, even LEO, are hesitant to shoot at people, just human nature. What not normal is not shooting warning shots and doing everything possible to alert the security detail.