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“After a brief period, he safely walked outside, put his gun down and surrendered to deputies without incident,” Klumpp said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2024

As officers backed out of the apartment, Davis, who is Black, can be seen on the video briefly pushing his white partner’s gun down, telling him, “Don’t, don’t, don’t.”

From Washington Times Apr. 24, 2023

But Greene said that she had a "weird gut instinct" to put her gun down before answering the door.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2022

“The police came and as soon as the police came, he took off all of his army gear, threw the gun down, and laid down and got arrested,” Elmore said.

From Washington Post May 16, 2022

Grandpop went back to breaking the gun down.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds




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