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That is a blatant misrepresentation of what I wrote and what gun advocates think.

I did not imply that the police, or anyone, should shoot people because they are dangerous. I was addressing the idea that "unarmed" is an indication of harmlessness.

Occupying militaries disarm the population where they go to reduce the ability to resist by the population. That is large scale. On a scale of individual interaction an unarmed person "can" be a deadly threat when in close proximity. It is the reason that when the police arrest you, they have you stand away from a wall or vehicle, legs spread, leaning on it with a hand on your back. Your feet are not under you, and you cannot move quickly, they can feel your sudden movement if you try. With the policeman's firearm in his holster, it is useless in unarmed combat. If you do try to resist/attack they try to throw you to the ground and kneel on you to pin you down. All of that is to prevent them from kicking their ass and killing them with their own gun.

An unarmed person is most often less deadly than an armed one, but my point was that unarmed cannot be taken to mean harmless. What are all of the other circumstances? I am in no way giving license to a police officer to shoot people who are no threat.

The last time I was stopped by the police I turned on my emergency blinkers to acknowledge him, slowed down and preceded to a spot where he didn't have to worry about getting hit by a car. While he was stopped behind me checking my license plate out, and me, I rolled down my window, got my driver's license, vehicle registration, insurance card and firearms permit out and had them in my hand with both wrists on top of my steering wheel when he approached. After handing them to him my wrists went back on top of my steering wheel to keep my hands in plain view. Being white is not immunity from being killed by a policeman who feels threatened.

He asked if I had a firearm with me. He knew I had a firearm permit before he approached my car since that showed up when he looked me up. I normally don't, but on that day I did. I told him that I did but it was inaccessible without me opening the door. If he wanted to see it I would tell him how, but I preferred to not touch it in his presence. He told me that it wasn't necessary for him to see it. I am extreme in insuring that I give a police officer no reason to "perceive" me to be a threat because he will act upon his perceptions. Like you, I am polite. I am mystified by people who give cops a blast of shit and expect a good result.

As for gun advocates thinking that the unarmed are the truly dangerous people, Zeus on Olympus! That is breathtakingly beyond hyperbole and disappointing.