This board really cracks me up sometimes. We are all for a full defense of our second amendment rights. We are all for being able to open carry at all times. We are all for fighting ANYONE who tries to so much as wink in the direction of making gun ownership harder.

Except here is a dude, in his own house, breaking no laws, exercising his right to own and carry a gun. Who was not making any threats towards the officer and did not have the gun aimed at the officer And SOME of you are perfectly happy to say HE is the one who fricked up.

I’m sorry but I like carrying. I have two Glock 19s. One bedside, and one in my truck. I’d prefer not to get shot just cause some dipshit cop is jumpy.

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Posted by lostinbr

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Oct 2017

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Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:21 pm to Lightbringer1

I’ll say this.. I’ve been in a scenario where the cops banged on the door like that and I didn’t know who it was. In my case it was at like 3 AM and they woke me up. When they knock, they don’t knock like normal people… they bang. It’s a little disconcerting when you aren’t expecting it.

I had the same reaction.. I grabbed my pistol before walking toward the door. However I heard the cop’s radio and then figured out what was going on. I immediately went to put my pistol away before opening the door, for obvious reasons. In my case it turned out they were looking for a guy popping door handles and apparently my wife’s car door was open when they rode by. So they wanted to let me know and ask if I had seen anything (this was while BRPD still gave a shite).

My point is that I can understand why the guy grabbed his pistol the first time when the cop didn’t announce himself. I can also understand why he said “….police?…” before the cop announced himself as it’s kind of distinctive the way they bang on your door.

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Posted by SirWinston

PNW

Member since Jul 2014

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Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:31 pm to Lightbringer1

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I’d prefer not to get shot just cause some dipshit cop is jumpy.

It's a shame that cops tend to be dumb af

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Posted by Funky Tide 8

Tittleman's Crest

Member since Feb 2009

52912 posts

Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:37 pm to Lightbringer1

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This board really cracks me up sometimes. We are all for a full defense of our second amendment rights. We are all for being able to open carry at all times. We are all for fighting ANYONE who tries to so much as wink in the direction of making gun ownership harder.

Except here is a dude, in his own house, breaking no laws, exercising his right to own and carry a gun. Who was not making any threats towards the officer and did not have the gun aimed at the officer And SOME of you are perfectly happy to say HE is the one who fricked up.

I’m sorry but I like carrying. I have two Glock 19s. One bedside, and one in my truck. I’d prefer not to get shot just cause some dipshit cop is jumpy.

I'm not saying that he shouldn't be able to exercise his 2A right in his home. It's an absolute tragedy what happened, and he clearly didn't deserve to be gunned down. I'm simply saying that answering the door for a cop with a gun in your hand is something that no one should do. It absolutely can get you killed. Its possible that he didn't realize that it was a cop, even though it seems like he would've heard the cop ID himself and it seems like the guy would have looked through the peephole again before he opened the door and saw that he was a cop. Idk. At the end of the day there were A LOT of mistakes made by multiple people. And it got someone killed. shite sucks.

This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 9:39 pm

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Posted by lsusa

Doing Missionary work for LSU

Member since Oct 2005

4748 posts

Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:21 am to Lightbringer1

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This board really cracks me up sometimes. We are all for a full defense of our second amendment rights. We are all for being able to open carry at all times. We are all for fighting ANYONE who tries to so much as wink in the direction of making gun ownership harder. Except here is a dude, in his own house, breaking no laws, exercising his right to own and carry a gun. Who was not making any threats towards the officer and did not have the gun aimed at the officer And SOME of you are perfectly happy to say HE is the one who fricked up. I’m sorry but I like carrying. I have two Glock 19s. One bedside, and one in my truck. I’d prefer not to get shot just cause some dipshit cop is jumpy.

You are exactly correct. The victim in this case has a right to own a gun. He has a right to carry a gun. He has a right to protect his home.

He was NOT POINTING the gun at the officer or apparently acting in any threatening way…he merely was possessing a gun and the cop got jumpy and shot him for it.

I have relatives who were police officers and I understand the idea that they have the right to “go home after their shift”, but there is also a knowledge that as part of their job they do put themselves in harms way. The cop should have drawn his weapon while ordering the guy to drop the gun. He didn’t. He drew and fired. That’s a crime.

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Posted by one and all

Member since Feb 2012

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Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:23 am to Lightbringer1

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This board really cracks me up sometimes. We are all for a full defense of our second amendment rights. We are all for being able to open carry at all times. We are all for fighting ANYONE who tries to so much as wink in the direction of making gun ownership harder.

Except here is a dude, in his own house, breaking no laws, exercising his right to own and carry a gun. Who was not making any threats towards the officer and did not have the gun aimed at the officer And SOME of you are perfectly happy to say HE is the one who fricked up.

I’m sorry but I like carrying. I have two Glock 19s. One bedside, and one in my truck. I’d prefer not to get shot just cause some dipshit cop is jumpy.