Oh I don't disagree with you, in fact, I agree with you 100%!
Problem with this guy is he either wasn't a smart man, or he was in a neighborhood where it was simply too dangerous for him to not make his personal safety paramount.
I don't know if you remember the 'no lacking challenge.' I think that one originated in Chicago.
So for whatever reason he chose to carry, and then found himself in a very unfortunate circumstance where he was screwed either way.
Also, when you consider the fight or flight response, many times we don't have control over those actions in the moment.
So he might not even had known how he would have reacted in this situation.
I wonder if he ever played this potential scenario out in his mind, if so, I wonder if he acted as planned, or fell victim to his own acute stress response.
Thanks for your feedback @practicalthought!
It's always great to get your take on matters.