re: Missouri AG files to drop gun charges against St. Louis couple

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According to FOX News, the woman's gun wasn't even a real gun and the gun the man was shown with was not even loaded with ammo.

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Well, just to be clear on the matter, that alone doesn't make any difference.

I'm not in favor of them being charged, but if we were talking about, say, robbing a bank, you go down for armed robbery even if it's a prop or an unloaded firearm.
And on a common-sense level, it's idiotic to "defend" yourself with something that only looks like a gun. It's a good way to get yourself shot.

But the issue is, they were defending their home, so no crime was committed as I see it.