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Originally Posted by Willravel
That cop is lucky he wasn't pulling a gun on a member of the American gun culture. I can think of at least three people who would have pulled their concealed guns in such a situation and wouldn't have hesitated in firing at the armed aggressor.
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Yes and no. I really can't fathom why the undercover officer displayed his weapon. At all. Especially with another marked car right behind the person being pulled over. That being said, the officer did say "get off the motorcycle, state police." Still after the fact, and still really, really stupid on his part. If it were a different situation, as in some random car forced me off the road, the driver got out and pulled a gun on me without identifying his or herself, then I would fall into the category of one of those who would fire upon on or at the very least, draw my weapon on an armed aggressor. However, the person being pulled over knew what was going on. While what the undercover officer did was incomprehensibly stupid, I don't think that the vast majority of those who identify with "American gun culture" would even think about shooting that individual, given the situation.