An officer needs to know that a gun that is not POINTED at someone is not a threat.ApexShootingTactics wrote:I know you don't understand the full scope of the incident and scene but are you saying it is OK for people that live near an on going barricade subject incident to just show up in the LE perimeter with a long gun to protect their home? And when they do an officer just needs to somehow know that he/she is just there to protect their home?pleasantguywhopacks wrote:Should he have to have permission to protect himself and her? No. I am sorry but this isn't a Beavercreek deal. A Officer must have in the back of his mind that someone may be armed defending his domicile.
What? Not a threat? Are you serious?!
Yes. It can become a threat in less than a second, but so can a holstered handgun (hence, my earlier question).