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Bad policing if those were the commands he was issued. My guess is one cop goes into brain lock and starts spitting out bad commands, and another cop starts shooting. Once the shooting starts they go firing squad on the guy.

In the same position if they said drop it, I would drop whatever was in my hands put my hands over my head and not move. Don't say anything and listen. If they are screaming conflicting commands, keep your hands over your head, drop to your knees and prone yourself out. Face down, arms straight out, toes out, feet spread. The advantage of this is that you don't get your hand close to your gun, and you are going into a compliant position even a screaming cop will recognize as a good thing for him. Expect hard physical contact like a knee on your neck when they come in to cuff you.

I'm sure somebody will call me a boot licker, but I would prefer to get cuffed than shot. If you carried concealed you need to be prepared for contact with amped up police. I know that isn't right or fair, but cuffs are better than getting shot. Follow signs restricting carriage of guns (like the ones posted at the front of every Costco). You can't get arrested for not following those signs in Nevada, but you will at a minimum be asked to leave under threat of trespass. The law doesn't normally allow that in Nevada, but remember Costco is a "club" so the law doesn't protect you there.

In the same position if they said drop it, I would drop whatever was in my hands put my hands over my head and not move. Don't say anything and listen.

Sounds good, if you had time. It seems, according to the 911 tape, Scott had less then 2 seconds between the first command and being shot. It's hard to say just how a policeman will respond to disobedience however well intended -- remember, he only has fractions of a second to think as well.

Also, the human brain has built in delays for everything - and much longer delays for things that take thinking. Have someone hold out a rubber eraser and drop it, and hold your hand around but not under the falling path and try to grab it when you see it fall. If your hand is right under theirs, you won't be able to grab it. It will fall right through your hand before you can get the signal through your brain to close the hand! (Try it. It's a great party trick.)

Follow signs restricting carriage of guns (like the ones posted at the front of every Costco).

I've never seen any no-guns sign on any Washington Coscto, so I guess not all costco stores have them. But I agree, it is a good idea to respect private property owners desires when on their property (which is what going shopping is.)

~Jesse