There's an old adage that bad cases make bad law. This couple is not who I would want for 2nd Amendment poster children. The wife in particular was completely out of control, sweeping herself and her husband almost continuously as well as pointing her pistol at the protesters. Operable or inoperable, this woman does not have the mental capacity to bear arms. The husband at least sometimes made some effort to keep the AR pointed in a safe direction. He needs some remedial training and discipline but maybe is not a hopeless case.

I have seen nothing in the videos released so far that would justify lethal force. I wish they had merely displayed the weapons without ever pointing them in the direction of the protesters. Then, the state AG intervening might have produced some useful precedent. But intervening on these bad facts risks producing bad precedent, reducing gun rights for Missourians and giving the anti's a victory. It's a bad case. I hope no bad law comes out of it.