I'm all for the right to carry- I do so every day, and I certainly would
feel better if I had a weapon with me, even if I knew I was outgunned/outranged.
However, consider this line- "Even if spotted by police, the officer's handguns and shotguns are a poor match for a sniper with a rifle. -I'm not suggesting the draconian gun laws of maryland are "meet and fitting", and I suspect I'd "gun up" in defiance of them, but I don't think the laws are are really making much of a difference in this particular case.
Yep. I was talking about this with the missus just earlier today. Sure, perhaps other citizens with weapons might apprehend the guy as your aorta spurted out the last pint of your precious bodily fluids, but in fact, gun control isn't an issue in this case. Even if you were armed to the teeth- you'd still be a wet bio hazard on the concrete.
I pray this a-hole is caught soon. What we have to look forward to now is copycats.