Hmmh! You hand a bunch of newbs a weapon, give them a dozen shots at 2 yards for familiarization, give them bulky holster in the appendix position, stretch a tight T-shirt over it and make them wear goalie gloves. Then you send in a highly trained "perp", who knows there are "armed" individuals in the room. Guess what happens.

In a real situation, the perp probably has little or no training and given the current political environment, has little reason to expect armed resistance in a school room.

Secondly, and more important, the subjects had every reason to expect an armed attack (it was the purpose of the demonstration). This constitutes "condition red" in CQC terms - weapon out and ready. Instead, the subjects did what they were told. CBS is telling everyone that resistance is futile. I'm not hearing it! Situational awareness is an acquired skill. Surprise and deceipt is tactical advantage. High Noon was just a movie.

Finally, drawing from concealment takes practice. Drawing from under a cover garment is especially difficult. You have to choose your clothing carefully and practice until you get it cold (Airsoft guns are very useful in this fashion). Funny that the subjects weren't taught something basic, like the Hackathorn Rip.

Like so many journalistic (and scientific) endeavors, the conclusion was drawn then the experiment was set up to support that conclusion.

FACT: Firearms are used to thwart criminal attacks as frequently as 2.5 million times a year.

FACT: The weapon is actually fired only in 1% of the incidents. Most of the time, the perpetrator runs or surrenders. These incidents are largely unreported.

FACT: When the weapon is fired, the perpetrator is killed or seriously wounded only 10% of the time, or 1 in 1000 incidents. The statement that you are more likely to be killed by your own weapon is an unfounded myth.