Betty said:
I don't think tampering with his weapon is a good idea, even if you have good intentions in making it "safe" for the responding officers. It might be considered "tampering with a crime scene," or even throw suspicion on you.
I definitely know where you're coming from, Betty. However, if I'm waiting on LE, I'm going to have "custody" of the weapons, unless I'm leaving the scene due to imminent or escalating danger. I've worked EMS and corrections. Responding officers might not "like it", but it is "reasonable action", and within my experience. Obviously, lots of on-scene variables that could change my choices, either way, but within the stated scenario, that's what I would go with.
If you're sitting in a "hot" scene, you'd better have 360-eyeballs, be prepared for other homies to settle up, and/or if you leave the scene for the proverbial "well-populated area", be ready to answer why no weapon is on the person you shot, and (possibly) why there are a dozen people you've never seen swearing
you started a shoving match and "shot m'boy down!". Just the thinking that went into my reply......:smilygifs1096:
