The officer did just what he was taught - He and his partner got to go home at the end of the shift!

That shot is OK, not great, not spectacular - The Austin PD mounted officer gets that award.

Shooting that man with a rifle is exactly what needed to happen, and all of the hand wringers that are crying because the rifle had no bolt would have a huge change of heart if THEY were facing that man's muzzle instead of the officers.

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On the Oak Savannah