Exactly. It would be easy to hit his house while he was at work. Instead they wanted to play with all of their toys and mount a Rambo style raid on his house.
One problem (of many) with these Rambo-style SWAT raids is that the target doesn’t know what the hell is going on. One moment it’s a peaceful day. The next thing you know your door gets smashed in.
Many folks are going to panic, and think it’s a violent home invasion. They grab a gun, and the military - oops, I mean the cops - shoot him dead.
And SWAT has even been known to hit the wrong house. So what? They’ve got qualified immunity. Gear up, and get ready for the next assault.
Side note: In my younger days I was very pro-cop. No longer. Something has changed. And I don’t think it’s me.
Best way to insure gun cases never get to higher court is to make sure the accused never makes it through the raid.
If the guy wasn’t wanted for something violent and had no history of violence there was no cause to go in with a swat team.
I don’t know, have not heard or followed reporting on this case. Did he have a violent history? Was he a suspect in a violent crime?
Selling guns to shady people is something our government does all the time. Heck, it gave tons of them to the Taliban.