@MartyLife
it's question of ergonomics. the pistol has a really short sight radius, which means that you can have a much larger field-of-view when firing. Most people can hit a man-size target from 20 ft just by pointing in the direction and pulling the trigger. Some people advocate for Point of Aim sighting, where you don't even use the sights on the firearm.
The AK47 fires a marginally more energetic round, but it's not a cover/concealment difference in the mall. It's also a longer sight radius, which means that it can be fired with more precision over a given distance, but the area you can 'see' is very small.
in most of the situations where we talk about a mass shooting, a short sight radius and the ability to engage in multiple directions quickly would be an advantage for increasing weapon retention (getting flanked and overrun) and engaging a lot of targets before they scatter.
it's kind of awkwardly morbid, but pistols are probably the best choice.
it's question of ergonomics. the pistol has a really short sight radius, which means that you can have a much larger field-of-view when firing. Most people can hit a man-size target from 20 ft just by pointing in the direction and pulling the trigger. Some people advocate for Point of Aim sighting, where you don't even use the sights on the firearm.
The AK47 fires a marginally more energetic round, but it's not a cover/concealment difference in the mall. It's also a longer sight radius, which means that it can be fired with more precision over a given distance, but the area you can 'see' is very small.
in most of the situations where we talk about a mass shooting, a short sight radius and the ability to engage in multiple directions quickly would be an advantage for increasing weapon retention (getting flanked and overrun) and engaging a lot of targets before they scatter.
it's kind of awkwardly morbid, but pistols are probably the best choice.