Star Wars: Andor

I loved every second of the finale, what a brilliant show, but I did wonder one thing....

The civilians were clearly taking down some armed stormtroopers yet I didn't see any of them grab their blasters and fire back at the Imps...
If I’m guessing that’s a deliberate choice to have troopers be the only ones firing so it heightens the importance of Cyril & Luther with their guns