They sell these so-called “guns” at the Walmart. That’s where he picked it up. It was an air rifle.
If it’s so dangerous, then why is Walmart selling them in an area that permits anyone to pick one up and then continue shopping while holding it?
That makes no sense.
Who would think that you can buy an air rifle at a Walmart and then be shot for swinging it back and forth while you’re standing alone in an aisle?
The caller overreacted, and the police didn’t assess the situation properly. As a result, two people died.
So then it’s WAl-Mart’s fault for some doofus thug strolling through it’s store with a gun like he’s Rambo?....He was hardly “holding” it, as you stated.
Or.....I see it’s the caller’s fault for seeing someone swinging a gun around.
or it’s the fault of the police for taking a call seriously enough, knowing this has happened in the past and people died, to shoot him down before he unloaded.
No matter how this whole event plays out....you can be certain it will not go well for gun holders...nor for the police who will have their hands tied even more.
Is it Britain where the most their officers can carry is mace?.... That’ next for here...and so is gun control where we can’t carry or have guns period.
“They sell these so-called “guns” at the Walmart. That’s where he picked it up. It was an air rifle.”
The video is incomplete but from what I saw the cops were waaay too quick on the trigger. But there were also multiple screwups by the victim. Even if he were intending to buy the pellet/toy gun, WHY take it out of the box? Why wave it around like an idiot? That kind of “gun” handling would get you thrown out of most gun stores and ranges. IMO cops need be retrained NOT to assume anyone with a gun is a deadly threat that deserves to die. Instead they seem to shoot based on what they think they can get away with rather than whether there is a real risk.