OK since no one addressed it theres NO WAY I would have said anything, let alone said the "drop the gun" nonsense.
Baby Jesus pointed a finger from Heaven and said "Kill that M Fer!". He didnt say "Ask him on a date", or "Announce yourself so he can take a shot at you". A Free Fire mission was in front of him and he almost got himself killed by acting out a scene from Adam 12, by calling out. Those days are gone, especially for a lone civilian shooter with no back up.
You see a masked assailant knock down a woman and prepare to drag her into a van--SHOOT the Fer! IF you really must say must say "drop the weapon"; do it after you shoot.