Quote Originally Posted by old man emu View Post
In any other country with less strict firearm laws, a person such as him would have been armed to the teeth with high powered semi-automatic weapons with large capacity magazines. It would also be likely that such a person would be in possession of explosives. Fulfilling either situation was impossible for this man. He did not have access to wither.
In Texas, somebody in that coffee shop would have had a Concealed Carry License. This wouldn't have turned into a hostage situation.