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Mistaken identity has killed a number of police officers over the years, so it can happen. However, there are millions of concealed carry licensees in this country with a multi-decade track record of law-abiding behavior combined with good common sense. Bottom line, the scenario you are talking about -- if it ever happens -- is extraordinarily rare.

It does serve as a lesson to all of us, however, that it is risky to use deadly force in apparent defense of a third party with incomplete knowledge of the circumstances. That person holding the gun on someone might be a perp, or he might be an undercover cop making an arrest.