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retsgig

Those thugs are lucky they weren't shot. This is an open carry state, and a 'shall-issue' concealed-carry state. They may not be so lucky next time. It's not as if the strip is desolate or poorly-lit, even at 4:30 AM.

This whole thing stinks. The police and the Costco security guard escalated a shopping trip into a tragedy, plain and simple. All they had to do was discreetly observe this guy's demeanor for 30 seconds to realize the costco rent-a-cop exaggerated in the 911 call.

The shouting of multiple conflicting commands by three different officers, the unnecessary call to police in the first place, and the bungled, amateur, swat style take-down are what led to this killing.

The man was a model citizen. He didn't deserve this, and although this will cost Metro millions, it won't be enough to undo this tragedy.

The best way to honor the memory of this man is to hold those responsible accountable, and change the way MWAG (Man With A Gun) calls are handled from here forward.

This is state is an open-carry, shall-issue concealed license state, with many thousands of law-abiding gun toters. This could happen to any of them. The only way for Metro to move beyond this is to admit the mistakes that were made and make sure they never happen again.

BTW, he didn't pull the gun. That will become very clear as the case unfolds.

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