You should try to close the distance, to get a better shot, circling to the gun side of the hostage taker... I had not even given this scenario much thought, but the points made by Zak and others about more B/G exposed by circling to his gun side make sensse. I wouldn't talk anymore than needed, as I would hopefully be looking for the shot, not exchanging witty banter with the perp. If you get close enough while circling to his strong side and he takes aim at you,(and you are lucky enough to get a right handed hostage taker), you can now more efficiently take aim at the B/G gun, head, or arm and if you miss by a little the hostage would hopefully only take one in the right shoulder, while you give the B/G a non standard response(read as: slide lock the SOB)....
A situation with Too Many Choices!? and too many options, none of which are really good
