Posted on 01/13/2017 8:17:09 AM PST by 11th_VA
PHOENIX (AP) — A man who shot and wounded an Arizona state trooper Thursday along a remote highway and then started slamming the helpless officer's head into the pavement as the two struggled was shot to death by a passing driver, authorities said.
Trooper Edward Andersson, a 27-year veteran of the Department of Public Safety, was shot in the right shoulder and chest in what authorities called an ambush and was in serious but stable condition after surgery at a Goodyear hospital.
"My trooper would not be alive without his assistance," DPS Director Frank Milstead said of the driver who stopped.
Arizona has a "defense of third person" law that allows someone to use deadly force against another who is threatening or injuring a third person. It was not unusual that the passing driver was armed in this gun-friendly state with loose regulations.
"Arizona was open-carry before it was a state," Charles Heller, co-founder of guns-rights group the Arizona Citizens Defense League, said of laws allowing people to carry firearms in public. "If you see a guy walking down the street in Tucson, Arizona, with a gun on, you don't think much of it. It's natural."
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Prosecutors said they were not commenting yet on whether they will review the shooting by the driver because it is an ongoing investigation.
WTF is there to review?
Yep
Not a happy writer! But, a happy ending!
Same thing happened a few weeks back in Ft. Myers, FL.
Not correct. With or without a CCW permit you take possession of the weapon upon purchase. You still have to fill out a 4473 but the FFL just doesn't have to phone it in, which saves you time and the FFL work.
The only benefits to having a permit that I can think of are interstate reciprocity and the fact that you can carry in an establishment that serves alchahol - if you're not drinking
In my state, if you qualified with a weapon in the military within 10 years, you could skip the CC course. Still had to pay the money and fill out the paperwork and it is a standard CC with all the same restrictions.
Doesn’t sound right to me. There’s no federal veteran CCW exemption that I’m aware of. Every time I went TDY, I had to check the reciprocity chart to see if I could pack my weapon. Being a JAG, I’m kinda sensitive that way...
It varies by state, my last state, CC was accepted as the back ground check. In my current state CC has no bearing in a gun purchase and back ground check is required.
Prosecutor is not required to comment on an active case, say the case is still being reviewed and you can brush off the liberal journalist.
Well, he worked as a security consultant after leaving the AF. I know he has a Washington state CCW, and has "range time" at one of the local military bases regularly. When he gets back home, I'll ask him. This may not have been for CCW, but for "gun possession" in anti-gun states. I know he is "carrying" in his RV in a secured, lockable box, and expected not to have problems with state law enforcement if stopped.
We should also add that the AZ CCP gives you reciprocity with about 32 states, allows you to carry when a Federal statute requires same in specific circumstances (1000 ft of a school) when State Law is silent.
Likewise, it identifies you to Law Enforcement as to being a legal possessor at time of issue.
CCW in AZ ...no NIC check
CCW in AZ ...no NIC check
He probably did not have the gun on his person, because he was headed to California, and the gun has to be unloaded and locked up in that state.
There’s no federal veteran CCW exemption that I’m aware of.
Might be thinking of LEOSA. If he had arrest power in the military, he could qualify as retired law enforcement under LEOSA.
Banglist Ping!!
Lawyers cause the delay.
Sorry for the ping. I see that you are already here.
I live in Idaho and have CCW permits in two other states.
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