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In situations for gaurds of public buildings and in the interest of not having stray bullets flying around with the possibility of injuring bystanders wouldn't it be more prudent to train and arm the gaurds with small light rifles similiar to the M1 carbine?
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Lets examine the facts...
While it is tragic that the security guard made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, there were no civilian fatalities or even any significant injuries and gunman was successfully subdued in pretty short order. (And the way it looks, we may not even have to waste money on a trial) Maybe I just dense and I don't "get it", but explain to me how this situation could have been handled better if the security team had been using M1 carbines?
Their job is to see to the safety of the guests of the museum and it appears as if they did their job admirably.
EDIT: And as a side note, according to the Associated Press, James W. von Brunn shot security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns with a .22-caliber rifle. So the next time someone tries to tell you that a .22 is not an effective weapon, see what Stephen Johns' 11 year old son has to say about that.
Scott