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You can tell he was already nervous when he walked into the store. He should have just kept going. That was his first major mistake.
His second major mistake was when he exited the store the first time. He should have been ready to go when he hit the door and should have immediately left. He could have gotten on his bike and been gone in just a few seconds. Instead he screwed around for about half a minute instead of getting out of there.
Going back into the store was smart. They had surrounded him and made it clear that he was prey by putting their hands on him and probably verbally as well.
His third major mistake was not staying in the store until the assailants had either completely left or until the authorities came.
Having a firearm might have changed the outcome, but he had three opportunities to get out of the situation safely and screwed them all up royally. I'm not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt by saying that even though he made all the wrong decisions without a firearm, he would have done better with his decision making had he been carrying.
I'll move this to Tactics & Training, but it may not stay open long given that it's a bit of a stretch to call this firearms related.
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