Once again, if that was the case, the police would never be able to take these scum bags down
Fully trained armed police unit != Joe Bloggs responsible gun owner.
We are talking about the instance of an individual member of the public taking on said criminal(s), not the police. There is a significant difference here. Even if the police have inferior weapons, they likely have superior tactics and force of numbers. Even one-on-one, training alone helps level the playing field. Surely you don't see an ordinary, legal gun owning member of the public as belonging to the same category?
The machine pistol was just a daft example to get the point across about upping the ante. In reality, I expect larger calibre handguns and perhaps shotguns would be more likely. What is surely more likely is that determined criminals would be more inclined to shoot first if they think there is a risk they might get shot back.
But don't assume that not pulling will appeal to the criminal's sense of honour and result in less deaths at the scene.
I don't expect gun toting criminals to have any sense of honour in the first instance. However, self-preservation is something they probably do have, so the first sign of someone reaching for a gun in self-defence might be all the excuse they need to open fire. After all, they are probably going to have drawn their weapons first. That simple fact alone gives them a tactical advantage over their victim.
