One of the witnesses to the shootings at the Holocaust Museum a few days ago stated that "bullets were flying all over the place". In situations for gaurds of public buildings and in the interest of not having stray bullets flying around with the possibility of injuring bystanders wouldn't it be more prudent to train and arm the gaurds with small light rifles similiar to the M1 carbine? Some of us are much more accurate with a rifle platform vs. a pistol and the carbines are relatively light, small and easy to carry/shoot. I realize the M1 is considered a rifle using a pistol calibre bullet but would not the use of such a gun add to accuracy in panic situations and cut down on the stray bullets from someone pulling off multiple rounds from a pistol? Just curious what others think on this "tactical" subject.