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I do think this bolsters the argument those on the "ban all gun" side advocate. Our cops are paranoid. Training can't completely replace experience.
It also intersects with race and gender. If the security guard was a woman, especially a white or fair-skinned asian woman, I think it's safe to say he'd be viewed as less of a threat. Many have argued that the 2nd amendment is not equally available to all people, which is something that needs to be resolved, if possible.
I'm not trading my self-defense rights in for some incremental gain in the chances of an incredibly already rare event occurring. Every day people defend themselves with firearms against folks they'd otherwise be at the mercy of.
Resolving it is taking guns away from everyone? Except the government of course. Doesn't seem like the best response when we have a segment of the population feeling oppressed by violent police tactics.