NYC COP SHOT DEAD; BLOOMBERG BLAMES WEAK GUN LAWS - BUT IT WAS A BAD JUDGE'S FAULT

A COP IN NYC HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED AND BLOOMBERG BLAMES WEAK GUN LAWS.

BLOOMBERG IS WRONG: IT WASN'T THE HANDGUN'S FAULT.

IT WAS THE FAULT OF A BAD JUDGE AND CRAPPY DA:

Earlier Monday, NBC New York first reported that Pride was released by a judge after a drug arrest in Coney Island last month, despite an outstanding warrant in North Carolina for a violent shooting in that state.

Kelly said Pride was wanted for aggravated assault in North Carolina. In that case, Greensboro, N.C. police said he was one of three men involved in a dispute that led to a shooting on Aug. 5.

The warrant for Pride's arrest was not filed until seven weeks later, on Sept. 23, according to New York state officials. Just a day before, he had been arrested in Brooklyn on charges of knife possession.

And Pride was arrested several other times, including Nov. 3 in Coney Island for a drug charge in an apartment. A child was also present at the time, and Pride was charged with drug possession and endangering the welfare of child, both misdemeanors.

When police ran his rap sheet that day, the report came back just minutes later that he was wanted for the North Carolina felonies, NBC New York has learned.

But when he was arraigned the next day in Brooklyn criminal court, the judge released him.

Standard practice for suspects with outstanding warrants is to hold them without bail until the warrant issue is resolved. In this case, the warrant also indicated he could be "armed with a handgun."

It's not clear what happened with the information about his warrant and why he was released. The DA only asked for $2,500 bail in front of the judge.

WE SHOULD BAN BAD JUDGES AND CRAPPY DA'S, NOT GUNS.