[cynwoody]

When the robbery took place, John Capano was in the store to pick up cancer meds for his 82-year-old father, who is a retired NYPD detective. Capano followed the robber out the door. Then, according to the New York Daily News,

John Capano confronted the thief, who was carrying stolen cash and OxyContin, outside the pharmacy.

Meanwhile, someone ran for help to the deli next door, and an off-duty NYPD cop and retired Nassau County lieutenant jumped into the action.

John Capano was shot in the mayhem. The robber then pointed his gun at the cop and retired lieutenant, sources said, and was fatally shot by one of them.

So, it's clear as mud. However, it's also clear the cops who were in the deli had not seen the robber in the dug store.

[Navy Patriot]

So, it's clear as mud. However, it's also clear the cops who were in the deli had not seen the robber in the dug store.

This is as difficult as it gets.

Again, without complete information, Capano may have followed the robber out of the pharmacy, not expecting to find two plainclothes, off duty cops there that didn't know who he was.

The response changes at one fifth of a second intervals, and I can't imagine a worse situation for identification of who is who.

My point is that gun prohibition laws lure cops into an attitude that anyone not in uniform with a gun is a legitimate target.