The Hero of Parliament Hill Was an Armed Man

"Due to federal and provincial gun control laws, it is illegal for the average citizen to carry a gun as a means of defense.  Therefore, there was no chance that an alert citizen could have nullified the threat that Zehaf-Bibeau posed even as he was setting up for his initial shot.  The distance from the War Memorial to the House of Commons is a considerable distance.  The shooter would have passed many individuals on his way.  Had some individuals been armed, they could have stopped Zehaf-Bibeau long before he reached the front door of Parliament."