‘Kill a cop’: Leftists see gun charges dropped due to conservative Second Amendment push

Three men in Alabama have had federal charges of possessing a short-barrelled rifle dismissed after the Justice Department moved to drop the counts. The case has drawn attention because the dismissals follow President Donald Trump’s policy to stop enforcing the law, a change welcomed by Second Amendment advocates.

A grand jury indicted roommates Levi Belcher, Anthony Slota and Tadashi Erekson on 5 October. Officials linked Belcher to online threats against immigration agents and said weapons were allegedly found in the men’s home. A judge approved the dismissals for Slota and Erekson; Belcher still faces a charge of making threatening communications.