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They didn't imagine the gun. The girlfriend confirms that she picked up her gun and went to the door. If the police are there and banging on the door, you don't pick up a gun and walk to the door in America.
Weird, I thought there was this thing called the second amendment that gun advocates always say is necessary to defend yourself against tyranny.
Also, the cops yell, "DROP THE GUN!" and the start shooting. Immediately.
Maybe don't blame the victim for both exercising her right and for the cops not even giving her time to do what they tell her to do.
The cops were responding to a call about a break-in and when they asked for someone to come to the door they showed up with a gun. The cops aren't going to sit there and wait for the person to start shooting at them. How disconnected do you have to be to think when the cops are banging on the door that it's a good idea to grab a gun and rock up to the door with absolutely no warning?
Did she at any point identify herself to the police? Did she yell out 'I'm the home owner and I have a gun'?
She might get a payout, but very unlikely that anything will happen to the cops given the situation.
The right to bear arms is a lot like the right to free speech. It protects your right to do it, it doesn't protect you from the consequences.
That's what they do in countries where non-criminals aren't afraid of the police, and they seem to do much better both in terms of staying safe and keeping the citizens safe.