Second Amendment rights exercised in Orlando

From what I have read, the off-duty cop didn't exactly cover himself in glory protecting the club patrons.

 

I've not seen much about him and his story will be an interesting one. So far it seems like
The Orlando PD has kept him under wraps. Won't surprise me to see that bullets from his gun
hit a few friendly's.

That whole 3 hour gap has really not been explained either. It makes you wonder how many wounded bleed out in that time who could have been saved.

Matteen became so board he started calling talk radio.

 

Shocking.

 

What does that mean?

 

The three-hour gap is pretty troublesome.

 

Your average cop is not normally a great shot.

 

It will have to be explained at some point. It was pioneered by the military but The Golden
Hour has also become the standard for ER. It basically says that someone who has been shot has a better chance of living if they get to a trauma center in under an hour.

Did Orlando PD consider this? Did the negotiators try to get Mateen to release the wounded?

 

The typical service revolver is not really known for it's long distance accuracy either.

 

Yes, according to OPD. His name was Adam Gruler, an off-duty cop working extra duty.

 

I'd be shocked if any OPD officers carry a revolver instead of a Glock.

 

That would make sense. I was just going with the time line account in The Guardian:
"Adam Gruler, an off-duty Orlando city police officer who was working security at Pulse that night, began to exchange fire with Mateen. Realising he was outgunned, he called for back-up. He had only a service revolver; Mateen had an assault-style rifle and a Glock machine pistol."

How the Orlando shooting unfolded: 'He came in with the intent of evil'

 

At first some of the club goers thought the shots were part of the music:

"Burbano had just finished his last drink and signed his bill. “The DJ was playing a typical set that incorporated what we thought was gunshots as part of the music,” he said. “Four shots, pop, pop, pop, pop."

This could be a game changer for music. It's hard to imagine clubs playing music anymore that has gun shot sounds.