"In not a single case was the killing stopped by a civilian using a gun."

[John2]

125. First of all,

I wouldn't carry out a planned attack unless I scoped it out and know all the possibilities. If she had a hand gun, I would take her out first. Especially the adults. They are the most likely ones to provide resistance with whatever weapon they had.

He was well prepared to carry out what he wanted to do. He had two hand guns and a semi-automatic with a number of magazines totaling 30 rounds a piece. If you know anything about the rounds between a semi-automatic and a handgun, the rounds of that semi would make more damage and able to penetrate different types of walls or armour. He probably blew the security system or doors open with that semi-automatic assault gun. If he had spotted her running to wards a safe, he probably would have took her out.

If you do assault a building with crowded people, the element of surprise would be important. It is also very hard to take a target out if that target is continuously moving. And if he did have a bullet proof vest on, it goes to show you that he prepared for a surprise if someone did have a gun. The suspect, was supposedly intelligent also. He also seems to know how to use those weapons and probably knew the type of targets he was attacking, like for example, women and kids, 6-7 years old. So in his mind, they were easy targets and not likely to physically over power him. If she did get a hand gun or got to it, time would have been of the essence , and she would have been lucky to get a shot off because the assailant had three guns on him. Reflexes matter also.

Another thing is, I heard the mother had a male friend who was an ex-cop. If so, that person could have gave them some tips on shooting and self defense. If she was into the things some rumored her to me, then she would go all the way in training for survival techniques also, with a professional. I was in the military a long time and they taught me a lot, any ordinary citizen like that principal wouldn't know. That included assaulting a target. You leave no possibility out.