So it’s better to sit there and be a target with no hope of defending yourself? I’d rather go down fighting back.Just ask the people in Uvalde where the police were there and were reluctant to engage the shooter. Or ask the people of Parkland where an officer was there and afraid to engage the shooter. People who are pro-gun talk a lot about the need for a good guy with a gun, but don't acknowledge how dangerous it is to engage an active shooter who is likely better armed than they are.
And the cops in Uvalde and Parkland were cowards who were derelict in their duty and let children die rather than face the shooters. That’s been pretty well established.
When seconds count, the police are only minutes (or hours) away.