>Most likely if you pull your pop gun out against a heavily armed nut case with an automatic weapon you will end up being a martyr.
I have never heard of a "nut case with an automatic weapon". That simply does not happen. The licencing for automatic weapons is strict enough that criminals never bother. You would need an FBI background check and a $200 tax stamp to get automatic weapons in addition to the high price tag for the weapon itself. Besides, I don't care anyway. An automatic isn't more deadly than a well aimed single shot, bolt, lever, revolver or semi-auto. It only takes one well aimed shot to take out the bad guy and it's only a question of getting off that shot while he's preoccupied with all the other people in the room. I would take that shot even if he was currently aiming at me and I'd take him on even if I didn't have a gun, I'd use my knife, and if I didn't have the knife (I only don't have one when I fly) I'd rush him anyway. What do you have to lose? I'm not going to wait around for him to shoot me or anyone else. There is a big difference between a "shooter" and someone who does not really want to kill anyone and also does not want to die. That person that doesn't want to kill anyone and doesn't want to die, you can talk to and maybe not doing something is the right thing. But the "shooter" is intent on killing a lot of people and then himself. It's a no brainer to defend yourself and others.
>When trouble is imminent, help is only minutes away.
I've called the police... I would say it's only hours away...