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Originally Posted by JerryM
I do not believe that if one were holding a gun on the BG, and not waving it around, and dropped the gun when ordered to do so, there would be no shooting. I do personally know a lot of LEOs and not one is trigger happy. Just follow their orders. they are no-nonsense in such situations but would not shoot immediately if a person was holding a gun and not pointing at them if that person followed their orders.
But it is not an issue with me as I would not have a gun in my hand when they drove up.
Regards,
Jerry
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Well, I'm with you Jerry in that I'm not going to have my gun in my hand when they show up... And I am going to follow every command to the letter and immediately.
Just remember, If you are holding your attacker at gunpoint when they arrive... You know you are the good guy, and
you know who the bad guy is...
But the LEO's are not going to assume anything and probably not going to take anyones word on who's who when they first arrive and one party is still holding a gun.
Sometimes it's obvious, but often times, it clearly isn't.
That's why off duty or undercover LEO's continue to get shot by responding officers at shooting incidents. Mainly because instead of immediately obeying the responding duty officers commands, they instead try to ID them self as an off duty officer or undercover officer.
One thing you can never know is the state of mind, level of competency, amount of training, or years of experience the responding LEO has when he arrives on scene to such an incident. It's best to follow his commands to the letter. If he didn't shoot you on sight... all he is trying to do is make the scene safe, to his satisfaction. And one thing is certain... His adrenaline is going to be surging too!
Everything else can be sorted out later!