re: Poll - If a person has a gun, when do you shoot them?

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What about this scenario - cop pulls up to find person with gun already in hand, not pointed at cop.

What is police protocol here? It seems like cop should draw on person and demand they drop weapon, not automatically shoot first. The person could be a homeowner defending against scary persons, could be someone doing target shooting, could be a kid with an airsoft. But this gets hairy if the person makes any kind of tiny movement while still holding the gun, including instinctively putting hands up.

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Cops need to exercise better discretion when discharging weapons. Period.

Can't handle it, don't be a cop.