How does "shoot back" work exactly?
We're in a movie theater. It's dark. You're seated. Shots break out! Where are the shots coming from? People are screaming. People are running. There's a cloud of smoke. More shots ring out! People are panicked. People are groping for exits.
Where's the shooter?
A hero gunslinger draws his weapon. He cracks off a few rounds. More confusion. More panic. Did he get the shooter? A second hero gunslinger sees the first hero gunslinger fire his weapon. The second hero gunslinger shoots at the first hero gunslinger. Did she hit hm, or did she hit the teenager runnung away? Did anyone get the very first shooter? Are any of he folks firing guns marksmen?
In March of 1981 four men were shot and wounded on the streets of Washington D.C. Two of these men were armed. One sustained a grievous head wound. The forth was the President of the United States of America. All these victims were surrounded by the best armed, best trained cadre of security personnel in history. Good guys with guns.
And you folks seem to think that average citizens in dark, crowded panicked situations can behave like movie heroes by spraying more bullets around. Can they do it safely, or can we expect more collateral damage?
How exactly does it work?