Were Charlotte Officers Right to Confront Keith Lamont Scott? A Law Professor Weighs In

By Bob Owens

Thanks to Bob for allowing me to respond to Andrew Branca’s earlier post, Legal Expert: Of Course the Keith Lamont Scott Shooting Was Justified. Mr. Branca was critical of an ABC News article in which I was quoted several times.

To begin with, I’m a fan of Andrew Branca. I invited him to speak on firearms and self defense at Campbell University School of Law, where I teach. I require students every year in my Firearms Law and the Second Amendment class to watch the video of his excellent talk, and I urge my students to purchase his book.

Because I teach and write in these areas, reporters sometimes contact me to ask my opinion about firearms law, the Second Amendment, and police encounters. As Mr. Branca knows, when you speak to a reporter, there is no guarantee that the article will come to the conclusions you want, or even that you will be quoted accurately.

Mr. Branca reads the ABC News article as “anti-gun propaganda” that mounts a roundabout attack on the lawfulness of the shooting of Mr. Scott, a black man, by the Charlotte police. I understand his point and think he probably is right. But I want to clarify …Read the Rest

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