Thread: Black militia group wants to arrest Trayvon Martin shooter
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Old 03-25-2012, 20:52   #98
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Originally Posted by 99meters View Post
Reaper, it is the law-abiding gun owners who feel that their gun qualifies them to play cop that screw things up. If you want to play cop have more than one tool ( baton, pepper, taser) that way u don't shoot unarmed (kids) suspects during a confrontation.
First, law-abiding gun owners follow the laws and do not fire their weapons when it is unwarranted. The wrongful shooting rate by CCW holders is very low.

Whether this was a justifiable shooting remains to be seen, unless you have already closed your mind to the facts.

A 17 year old male is not really a kid anymore, and is physiologically the equal to an adult, and in some cases, superior.

It remains to be seen who was the aggressor here, and whether lethal force was justified. You appear to have already decided.

I usually, but not always, carry a less than lethal weapon. The laws in most states require this of law enforcement officers, but not CCW citizens. Either you can use lethal force, or you cannot. That has nothing to do with "playing" a cop.

I will wait for the investigation to be complete before making allegations.

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