BFD. He shouldn’t have had to apply for a permit in the first place. He had the right to bear arms.
He also had the right to life. The obligation of that officer was to protect his rights.
Instead, it was mere seconds from the time the victim calmly explained the presence of a firearm - as CCW holders are taught to do to stay legal - to the firing of multiple rounds into the vehicle (with another passenger behind the target, no less).
Anyone whose instinct is to say he deserved it needs to examine whether they really support the right to life, and whether they really support the right to bear arms.
It is in incidents like this where true loyalties are tested; far fewer than I would have previously guessed have passed this test.
Did he deserve to Did? No. Did he bring this on himself? Yes. He was high as a kite and failing to stop pulling his gun out as the officer ordered. He hadn’t been intoxicated he would have complied with the cop’s orders and still been alive.
CCW websites also mention how to handle traffic stops. Keep your hands visible is the very first rule.
I think the cop was hair-trigger, but I also have seen videos on how fast a perp can pull out a gun and start shooting.
The video also shows the girlfriend was lying. She said Castile was reaching for his license, but the dashcam shows he had already handed something to the cop, presumably his license.
” He had the right to bear arms.
He also had the right to life.
He also had the right to be stupid, which he exercised in grand fashion.
The obligation of that officer is to make it through the day alive, while dealing with all manners of stupid.