I don't think that is what happened in Charlotte. I think he had a gun, didn't follow commands and was shot. The problem I have in general is that if anyone that has contact with the cops has a gun in their possession (legally or illegally) the cops think that their only course of action is to kill. The fear and insecurities that are pervasive in LEO today is pathetic and antithetical to keeping the public safe. There's a major need in this country to reform law enforcement from top to bottom. Just google Jack Yantis and the complete sh.itshow that the pigs caused. If you're not angry enough after reading the reports just check out the history and reputation of the 2 pigs that murdered that Idaho rancher in his front yard.

As for "drop guns" I know an old timer Seattle cop that said back in the 60's and 70's it wasn't uncommon for a lot of cops to have a plant gun that they'd taken off some "criminal". I think that with cameras everywhere now it's tougher to do it. Besides all a cop has to do anymore is to say they feared for their life. That's the "kill a person and get out of jail free" card. Modern day cops get away with murder regularly and if the criminal justice system doesn't get its sh.it together, there's going to be a lot of dead cops in the future. Not to mention traffic nightmares for the state sponsored funerals that generally annoy the living sh.it out of me.