“Then the altercation escalated and they both pulled over to the side of the road. “
If Treptow’s story is true and they both voluntarily pulled over to the side of the road then both of these guys are wrong. They both knew that they had a weapon. What did they think they were going to do, get out and exchange pleasantries? Treptow has kids in the car and he drives around flipping other drivers the bird? Not good judgement by either. The only way that Treptow would be totally innocent is if the LEO pulled in front of him in such a way as to cut him off and not prevent leaving.
Both of these guys should have just driven on and nothing would have happened. Because both of them being wrong (the LEO being more culpable for escalating the situation) no one should be in jail. I suspect the LEO will be either suspended or penalized for his extremely poor judgement.
Treptow does the rest of us CCW license holders an extreme injustice by his actions. What is it that all of the gun nazis talk about? Our highways will become a shooting gallery.. dodge city... etc.. One irresponsible action by a CCW holder casts a light upon the rest of us, even though there may be hundreds of other cases where CCW holders are responsible citizens who prevent a crime. We know the liberal press will report on the one bad incident to the exclusion of the rest.
One last thing, Treptow says he was concerned for his wife and kids safety because the LEO pulled a gun and was pointing it at them. If he was so concerned about their safety, why pull over in the first place?
Exactly right. The antis are no doubt grinning from ear to ear when they read about incidents like this.
When I'm carrying I make doubly sure that I don't inadvertently PO somebody, which could possibly escalate and make it necessary for me to display my weapon to prevent injury to myself or a family member. I can guarantee you that anyone who pulls a gun on another person in a public venue in practically any town in the US without a legally defensible reason will be in very hot water for a long time to come.