Any insight or thoughts on how these responding officers are so successful when they are apparently outgunned.
I've watched the YT footage a few times of Dayton. It appears that the officer that has the concealment of the building corner, then the suv, and then approaches Connor Betts does have a long gun. It's not apparent whether it is a shotgun or rifle, but at the 1:01:02 mark of the CCTV, you can see the outline of a barrel, illuminated by the headlights of the car behind the suv.
I'm not trying to be smart here, but you've answered your own question:
>A well trained officer with a side are trumps a video game trained opponent with a carbine.
>They are responding in numbers.
>Mass shooters run out of steam at the first sign of armed opposition .... either due to cowardice, a death wish or they just lose their stomach in the face of what they've done.
>The responding officers are "motivated and focused" where the BG is a troubled nut job wandering around looking for easy random targets.
Just to break down the Dayton footage that is available:
Police respond in numbers to the gunman.
Their tactics and training far exceed the skills of a young man with a AR pistol, a beta c mag, a helmet, some sort of tactical vest, and a full backpack.
From the "patio" camera, there are at least three officers firing on the gunman (before the big guy with the shotgun walks in). From the "front" camera there are at least two officers - at least one of which is ready to approach from concealment and confront.
The gunman either doesn't see the officers on the building corner or is vainly attempting to escape the officers that have him pinched with no cover. The gunman doesn't even attempt to point his firearm at the officers on the building corner.
These lone wolf shooters have no escape plan; they have no help; in many cases they have no cover and no ultimate goal other than the destruction of themselves and innocent people.
The patio footage is a great example of officers who can shoot and move with a slide step and a tactical reload. Three of them all arrived at the corner, but quickly spread out to shoot, for both angle and to reduce the chance of friendly fire.
The skill set differential, the numbers, the situational awareness on the part of the officers (and lack thereof on the part of the shooter) is a huge difference that overcomes the firearms used.
This is why these situations are so much more than than just handgun vs rifle (or even AR vs Glock). The simple handgun vs rifle debate assumes equal skill sets, equal numbers, and equal positioning which is mostly untrue in situations like this.
The officers are better trained and have better positions. Strength in numbers, center of mass hits, and pinch point was the difference.