Wait a minute....It is not always a matter of handgun vs Ar/AK. It’s more of a matter of a courage, conditioning and processing speed that can be the end game for the maniac. A car, a friend that draws attention as the shooter can only muzzle in one direction at a time, (wolves do this), total knowledge of his weapon and mags, getting on his backside with a knife, ball bat or just break his neck. It should start with the very first citizen to witness a camo creep lurching around with a long gun and evil in his eyes. If I act too soon and end up neutralizing a choir boy, still better than children being destroyed. Just my thoughts.
You are saying you are fine with killing a choir boy because he might have been a bad guy?