There is most certainly a difference between a dog that stays on his owners property and one roaming out on the street. According to the story the dog was in the yard. If the cyclist is in the street and the dog is in the yard, how is the dog drawing fire? I would be curious to know if the guy on the bike was either a gang banger or a cop.
Gang Bangers don’t bother with permits much and cops don’t need them.
Police were investigating the shooting. Investigators say the cyclist had a permit for his gun.
Actually, according to the story, the dog's owner acknowledged that he had the dog in his unfenced front yard without a leash. The story does not go into any detail as to whether or not the dog STAYED in the front yard or not. The story does not give any detail as to WHAT the dog did that "threatened" the cyclist. If the dog was still in the yard and the cyclist shot into the yard to shoot the dog, that would be an entirely different story than if the dog charged into the street after the cyclist. There is no detail in the story to indicate one way or the other. Why did you assume that the dog was in the yard when the cyclist shot it? As for your question about the cyclist, it is highly unlikely that someone with a concealed handgun license is either a gangbanger or a cop (gangbanger would not qualify and cop wouldn't need one).