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Title: Should You Tell the Cops You Have a Gun?
Source:
Reason
URL Source: http://reason.com/archives/2017/09/ ... u-tell-the-cops-you-have-a-gun
Published: Sep 16, 2017
Author: Jacob Sullum
Post Date: 2017-09-16 18:55:57 by Deckard
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Views: 1195
Comments: 9
The fatal shooting of Philando Castile last year by a Minnesota police officer reinvigorated an old debate about how people who are licensed to carry a concealed weapon (CCW) should handle interactions with the cops. The officer, who was acquitted of manslaughter in June, panicked during a traffic stop after Castile, a CCW licensee, told him he was armed. Some gun owners argue that disclosure is considerate and prudent, while others worry it will escalate a routine traffic stop into a tense, unpleasant, and possibly life-threatening encounter. But virtually everyone agrees it's important to know the relevant legal requirements, which vary from state to state. 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
FAKE NEWS. If true, he wouldn't have been acquitted. Castile was shot because he was high on marijuana and refused the officer's order not to reach for his gun. Perhaps Mr. Sullum didn't see the widely circulated YouTube video.
Video of Philando Castile shooting released CNN
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestThe officer, who was acquitted of manslaughter in June, panicked during a traffic stop after Castile, a CCW licensee, told him he was armed.
#7. To: misterwhite, Deckard (#1)
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