[wooly_mammoth]

No, it's pretty easy to spot a 45. Kinda obvious. Gee what could this be? Is it a 44 desert eagle? Duh.

I'm really surprised by the vehemence and persistence of the obvious fed shills on this thread: poohpooh, _jim and fred25 (i would add that all were assigned their present positions under clinton). I've never heard of this Cooper dude but I think it would be worthwhile for everyone to look into what happened carefully. It sounds like the old geezer got ambushed and murdered by thugs masquerading as civilians.

[lotus]

No one seems to question how he ran and shot straight with a wooden leg!

Report should have said he limped towards his house, and possibly, a deputy shot a deputy?

[philman_36]

The distinction I was trying to draw to was the "pistol". Was it a revolver or an auto? The term "pistol" implies that it was a wheel gun. It could have been an auto which might be confused with a 9mm or something else. It still should have been on the piece. This "believe" stuff means shoddy police work. If they can't even determine the caliber of the weapon to give to the reporter...Sad...
Sad for the deputy, sad for the families, sad for America.