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> "...(more accurate than a pistol)..." The incident was in a restaurant, not a shooting range. At almost point blank range, accuracy is not that relevant. >

> "...(more accurate than a pistol)..." The incident was in a restaurant, not a shooting range. At almost point blank range, accuracy is not that relevant. > "...capable of larger magazines unavailable to small pistols." It only takes a second or two to swap magazines with practice so it's unclear that being restricted to the pistol he also carried and having to swap magazines would have significantly changed the outcome. Also note that the shotgun carries only 4-6 rounds, depending on the model, and is more cumbersome to reload yet he killed numerous people with that as well, implying several reloads. Aside from that, magazine capacity is not what the general public thinks about when the words "higher power weapon" is used, so bringing that factor up doesn't bolster the original post anyway.

dragontamer 4y ago
> The incident was in a restaurant, not a shooting range. At almost point blank range, accuracy is not that relevant. Range is always relevant. Especially when you're sending in Police to take them down. A shooter only armed with a Pistol can be outgunned and outranged by cheaper and easier weapons. A shooter armed with a longer-barrel carbine will be more dangerous against Police snipers (who need to position themselves further back for better safety). Basic tactics. The range of the gun, the power / penetration of the gun, the magazine, how quickly the gun fires, etc. etc. These all matter. If the gun is slow enough, you could very well take them out by hand or with a knife even. It is said that at point-blank ranges, a knife is arguably a better weapon than even a pistol. That changes vs a shotgun (large pellets / area, less aiming), and other weapon types. --------- If the enemy has a carbine, you don't attack in with just a pistol. If the enemy has a higher penetrating 7.76mm ammo and is wearing body armor (as is the case of some of these other mass shootings), you don't go in with 5.56mm Uzi/carbines or Pistols.

dragontamer 4y ago

> The incident was in a restaurant, not a shooting range. At almost point blank range, accuracy is not that relevant. Range is always relevant. Especially when you're sending in Police to take them down. A shooter only armed with a Pistol can be outgunned and outranged by cheaper and easier weapons. A shooter armed with a longer-barrel carbine will be more dangerous against Police snipers (who need to position themselves further back for better safety). Basic tactics. The range of the gun, the power / penetration of the gun, the magazine, how quickly the gun fires, etc. etc. These all matter. If the gun is slow enough, you could very well take them out by hand or with a knife even. It is said that at point-blank ranges, a knife is arguably a better weapon than even a pistol. That changes vs a shotgun (large pellets / area, less aiming), and other weapon types. --------- If the enemy has a carbine, you don't attack in with just a pistol. If the enemy has a higher penetrating 7.76mm ammo and is wearing body armor (as is the case of some of these other mass shootings), you don't go in with 5.56mm Uzi/carbines or Pistols.