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Beiruty wrote:Then, the evidence is clear, the officer overreacted and shot Erik when he was disarming himself. Any one asked the officer how one is supposed to disarm himself?

When the police are pointing guns at you, you don't. The last thing you want to do is make a movement toward your own gun. The officers will take care of the disarming, most likely after you're on the ground.

Beiruty wrote:Did they testify that pistol was all the time holstered? If true, then there is no way the holstered pistol could be considered dangerous. No way you can discharge a pistol with holstered pistol pointed to the officers or otherwise. Also, anyone questioned whether the pistol was loaded, cocked and ready to fire? was the safety on?

I've seen plenty of cheaper holsters that are loose enough to get a finger down far enough to operate the trigger, Uncle Mikes included, since that's what it has been claimed he had. I know it's unclear whether he pointed the holstered gun at the officer or not, but assuming for a moment that he did, I know if I was that officer I wouldn't trust my own life to that holster preventing him from firing.

Brian