This is the first and only dishonest thing in the story. The officer hates any threat to his safety. Legitimate or not, there is a difference. I promise you, those officers with their weapons pulled weren't thinking about what fun it would be to kill somebody. They were in full-rush paranoia, almost a state of psychosis. It's one reason why so many cops are lousy shots. They fill themselves with such bile to the point that, when the time comes, it is uncontrollable.
I think it’s quite a stretch to call it dishonest. It seems to me something people could have a difference of opinion about. There is some truth to both.
>>you hate an armed populace for the same reason every other tyrant does- it’s a threat to your power. <<
They view a threat to their power as a threat to their safety. That explains the satisfaction they get by arresting you, putting you in jail and lying at your trial about the evidence. This covers 90% of the LEO’s.