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If they were registered this wouldn’t have happened.../s
I suspect this is a necessary shoot.
Deputy doesn’t know how to secure his gear.
Or should I just say thank you and start licking the boots?
Whatsyerpoint, Cowboy?
The body cam footage was piss poor and did not give a true picture of what the cop was seeing. That needs to be improved.
Witness video of shooting:
http://www.koat.com/news/police-id-officers-in-san-mateo-shooting/30748256
The officers who responded had arrest complaints and the suspect killed has a long criminal record.
Murder. Pure and simple.
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The stolen gun was a Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt. Not the prime item for getting into a gunfight with police.
Some of the SASS shooter at Founder’s Ranch (about 6 miles from me) could have run it effectively though.
Back in the late 80’s a couple highly ranked SASS shooters did a charity shoot against the Stockton PD in California using SAA Colts, Winchester 1873’s, and Winchester 1897’s.
And cleaned their clocks.
Here is some video of a Dover cop doing a Taylor Swift voice-over in his car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XFBUM8dMqw
Gee, this story hasn’t been reported in the state of Florida. Media must not want to talk about it.
I saw the headline and fear ran through me that it was our hero James O’Keefe.