"They could have EASILY talked the guy into giving up". ANY proof of that, ANY AT ALL? Would you bet YOUR life a guy pointing a rifle, at a uniformed cop no less, is gonna give it up? I wouldn't wanna explain to his widow, I thought I could talk him down. If the guy had a history of mental illness, why was there a gun he had access to? One of those cheapo cable padlocks EVERY gun comes with now & we all likely have, MAY have prevented this whole thing. OH that's right, it's NOT MY PROBLEM/NOT MY RESPONSABILITY/INVADES MY FREEDOMS/I DON'T CARE. ME ME ME, I,I, I.,MY, MY, MY. Here I am & here is the universe revolving around ME.