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I can agree with your interpretation of his intent. But the unintended discharge into the desk/floor that obviously surprised him tells me that he has very limited experience in handguns.

He was not experienced with using a handgun. His missed shots, and did anyone notice that after he fired one or two shots at the counclman, he lowered the gun in front of him and inadvertently shot off a round into the desk/floor? You can see his reaction when this shot was fired unexpectedly.