When can do away with "no knock" warrants?

[GMDino]

(02-04-2022, 01:03 PM)basballguy Wrote: This is really unfortunate.  I get both sides...it's a homicide warrant so the police are already on alert....dude is crashing on a friends couch and waking up to people screaming so he might not be completely coherent when they come busting in.  The warrant was served at 7am so it's quite possible he'd only been asleep for a couple hours.  

Although it's likely a moot point, I am curious as to why he was sleeping with a gun at a friends place...maybe someone with a concealed license to carry can answer.  Is it common to take your weapon with you when you're traveling/visiting overnight?  (I'm pro 2A, just don't own any)

Maybe a bad neighborhood?  Maybe he was a "bad guy" too who just wasn't wanted for this particular warrant?

It's just so bad.  We, as a country in general, say you have a right to bear arms and have the right to protect yourself.  Then we have the police serving these no knock warrants and it's a huge mess with both sides pulling weapons to protect themselves.

I'm with you that I get the police needing to be vigilant and alert but I just don't like these kinds of situations.  It puts everyone in a bad spot.  ESPECIALLY if they break into the wrong place, or have bad information or innocent people are there also.