The original police officers tussled with a shooter with body-armor and superior AR15 firepower until they cornered him. And that wasn’t good enough for yall dumbasses.
These original officers responding to the call were god damn heroes. And if anyone read the log they’d know.
Blame SWAT for being shitty and taking their time. But… even then… I have the AR15 penetrating walls / killing other people issue for good guy with gun vs bad guy with gun. I don’t think its very easy or clear to figure out the wall strength, which directions are “safe to shoot at”, etc. etc.
There’s a lot to think about here, and that’s not even covering the hostages. Just figuring out how to clear the other rooms and making sure enough of the area is clear enough for heavy weaponry is a big enough deal before you send in SWAT and possibly murder some children in the crossfire.
In any case: my point is clear. The AR15 is the big issue. We seriously should be pushing to ban the AR15 rifle, and any other weapons of similar penetration / muzzle velocity.