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If there were any law-abiding people in that bar, they most have freaked out when they saw the armaments. Maybe they applied for their CHL the next morning.

I want to be clear. I do not think what the customs agent did was right. In fact, I think he is the reason the bar owner is dead (not for the obvious reason that he's the one who shot him but because he may have precipitated the incident and pushed it to the point that the bar owner's death occurred.) I was just speculating that he may have a legal window to slip through that will keep him from being convicted. I think his case will come down to the jury and what they think of him and his actions. If he was in the middle of the fight, that's different than if he was trying to separate his brother from the others. The articles don't say, so that testimony will be critical to the outcome.

seamusTX wrote:Well, now we get to line up and take sides on who may have been justified, the bar owner who is legally allowed to pack to maintain order in his establishment, or the "customer" who got into an "altercation" in a bar.

- Jim

Well, I think the customs agent was clearly in the wrong. However, he may get away with it because the owner pointed a gun at him (according to him.) He at least has a plausible argument (possibly) that he was defending himself. If I were the DA, I would try the guy and let a jury decide if his escalation led to the death, which would make him guilty of manslaughter, I would think.

The AP article adds some interesting detail that is missing from the other two.