The man who was critically wounded during Sunday's shooting rampage at Tacoma Mall drew a pistol and confronted the gunman before he was cut down by gunfire, his family said Tuesday.
We don't know the details, so this is mere speculation--but expect opponents of self-defense to point to this, and trumpet how having a gun didn't save Brendan McKown.
Possibly he just didn't have time to draw, aim and fire. Possibly he didn't have time to seek cover before doing so. Possibly, since not too many people are really trained for this sort of encounter, he froze for a critical few seconds.
With the benefit of hindsight, and in the comfort of my armchair, let me offer the following: If you feel justified drawing on a suspect, don't "confront" him. Shoot him. Again and again and again.