MR PRINSLOO
The objective was to take the weapon.  At that stage, if one is committing a robbery, one can't sit in an armchair situation and then decide what should have happened, afterwards.  One has to think about what that person under those given circumstances, believed and did.
	His instructions were to obtain weapons, he obtained a weapon.  Thereafter he realised what the nature of his situation was, and according to circumstances he did not make any decisions.  Decisions were made by his leadership and those who gave him the orders.
	The decision was not his with respect.