If memory serves me correctly she was an anchor on Headline News years ago and was a reserve deputy I think, not at all sure though, in or around Atlanta, GA. Had not heard of he for some time, but then I avoid CNN at all cost.
I guess in this case having a body camera helps prevent the public from questioning why a person with a replica was shot. Not much time to react and determine if that was a real firearm or not...
http://www.policeone.com/officer-sho...pulled-replica
Or maybe if LEOSA applies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Russell#Other
1996 to 2005: Deputy Sheriff in Fulton County, Georgia, Reserve Division
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Russell has two black belts in the Korean-American martial art of Choi Kwang Do.[citation needed] She is certified as an open water SCUBA diver (NAUI), and keelboat sailor.[citation needed]
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Lynne is a devotee of Conway Twitty and attended an album signing of his in Atlanta.
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
That's 11 years - you generally need 15 and retirement in good standing to qualify for LEOSA.
My understanding from the article is the shooting itself occurred in their hotel room so I'm not seeing a problem with possession of a loaded firearm in their hotel room in NM. The rest is speculation.
Sweet...
I usually stay at the La Quinta about 100 yards west from this Motel 6 and Mariscos Altamar has great food 100 yards south.
There's always some shifty looking characters at the Motel 6, Motel 76 and the Super 8 in this little cul de sac.
Makes for some good MUC homework after class.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
Open carry, vehicle carry and hotel room posession are all legal in NM.
Unlicensed concealed carry is a petty misdemeanor.
As long as the shooter wasn't a prohibited person they aren't going to have much if any legal trouble when it comes to how they were carrying the gun.
I've seen people skate on felony concealed carry in a bar after a justified self defense shooting.
We're pretty chillaxed when it comes to good people shooting shitheads here in NM.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --