charlie, wolf, and rebyidd: The facts of the case in Minnesota so far seem to be that he told the police he had a (legal) gun. Protocol in such a case is to keep your hands in plain sight until the police have inspected your license and secured the weapon until they are done dealing with you. He, for whatever reason, thought he should get his registration before the cops told him to. The cop shot him as soon as his hand entered his bag, which is exactly what police are supposed to do in this situation.
The case in Louisiana seems much more clear-cut and, unless some new evidence comes out, those police officers will actually spend a long time in jail for murder.