I missed another popular red herring in my earlier post: Namely, the claim that the officer in Minnesota was justified in opening fire, but that, rather than shooting to kill, he ought merely to have “shot the tires out” or “shot only once” or “shot to wound.”

Outside of the movies, this is not a thing. One is permitted to use one’s gun if one reasonably believes that one’s life is in danger, and, if one reasonably believes that........

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