It looks like the No More Hesitation meme works.
Posted on 10/29/2013 9:59:16 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Sheriff's officials say the Northern California deputy who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy is a firearms instructor who has trained his law enforcement colleagues in the proper use of force for nearly two decades.
Sonoma County spokesman Assistant Sheriff Lorenzo Duenas said 48-year-old Erick Gelhaus has been an instructor and rangemaster for the county for 19 years.
He also teaches pistol, carbine, shotgun and rifle lessons for Gunsite, a private company in Arizona, according to the company's Web site.
Gelhaus, a 24-year sheriff's office veteran, is a frequent contributor to S.W.A.T. magazine, a monthly firearms publication.
Duenas confirmed that Gelhaus is one of 26 gun instructors for Sonoma County.
He has not only given shooting lessons but also has provided instruction on the proper use of force, Duenas said.
To do that job, "you've got to be good at instructing others," Duenas said, adding: "You have to be able to instruct others on policy and procedures and use-of-force policy issues."
Gelhaus shot and killed Andy Lopez last week in Santa Rosa.
Investigators say Gelhaus mistook the pellet gun Lopez was carrying for an assault rifle....
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Cops should never be allowed to shoot first. They should only be allowed to return fire after being shot at. No more of this they just want to go home at night to their families. If that’s what they want, then get a different job.
There was a case in Texas recently where some men were stopped by police for carrying real guns; rifles slung over their shoulders. Had the police driven up, and within 5 or 10 seconds had shot and killed them, then would you be saying that the men in question needed to anticipate the potential consequences?
Generally speaking, yes.
Something else has changed.
Yep, the attitude of both cops and yutes.
Yeah, sorry, I overreacted.
There is nothing wrong with openn carry.
what part of the barrel was different?
Right -- let's turn Toyz R Us into a kill zone for the police.
How about we just teach the police that the 2nd Amendment entitles civilians to carry guns and things that look like guns.
You mean he(the cop) didn’t carry a cheap RG-22 handgun to drop on the body when he discovered his error?
“Duh we saw dis person wit an AK-47 toy and he pulled out dis real pistol and we shot him.” Sarc/Off
As a conservative I believe in responsibility, and when something bad happens to me, I worry about what I could have done or can do in the future to make sure it doesn't happen again. And when my children want to do things that might lead them into harm, I stop them.
You can go traipsing through life expecting everyone you encounter to do everything nicely and correct.
I don't have that kind of faith in my fellow man.
Hogwash. If someone points a gun at a cop, they should be shot. You are mistakenly assuming the perp will always miss their first shot.
You can do what you want.
Look at the two weapons that the police chief is holding up here in this story.
The barrel tips are different.
Yeah, we have schools where kids are suspended for pointing their fingers like a gun. So, it's not to hard to understand that kids walking around with guns these days, toys or otherwise, is going to attract attention, probably from the old spinster lady down the block.
I don't like it either, but it's called reality.
Liberals are the ones who inhabit the world of their wishes.
Exactly! What the heck!
You're not seriously saying the lack of the FSB should have been enough for the cop to know it wasn't real?
AKs can kill you even without the front sight.
How about in this case where the deputy thought that the person was going to point his weapon at him so he took him out as a preventative measure with 7 shots that hit their mark.
It looks like the No More Hesitation meme works.
Apparently there is in Santa Rosa, California. Police shoot you for it.
Yep
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