OCHERT ANTONIE DE MEILLON
Yes.  If it had been my objective to enter and then to kill the policeman and then take his weapon then I would have made sure that I was in possession of unlicensed pistol instead of using my own firearm but then it would also not have been necessary to wear a balaclava because then there would not be anyone to identify me later on.  My aim was to enter and then to tie them up and that was my goal and also to gag them.