"Police admit he didn't aim or point the gun at them". Then why did they shoot him?? Poor judgement on the polices side.
I am sure the cops figured he was "one of those sovereign citizen, militia, right wing, pro-second amendment nut jobs"
This is the crap we are up against just by wanting to exercise our rights. Was OC of a long arm a good idea? No, but there are many things that are not good ideas that are done that are perfectly legal