It's a simple fact that having a 1911 could have cost him his life, or it saved his life. You can take it either way. He walked away from it, so his hindsight is what we have.
He had to "get out of the fight" to get his gun back into the fight. He stated it wasn't a malfunction that caused the "malfunction", he couldn't establish a good purchase on the grip safety due to his hands being shot.
I really believe he would have killed the assailant had he not had the "malfunction". I know it wasn't a malfunction, I just don't know what else to call it.
Blitz_308's a stud, no matter what your personal views are. He survived an urban gunfight. It would be cool for a trainer to spend some time with him, what a story to have your students listen to., that would be worth letting him attend the course for free.