Which rule says that it's okay to shoot to defend yourself in a town? I think you need to re-read clause 3 of the Civil Law Code. Whether you had a rebel licence or a paper hat with a McDonalds badge on it *yesterday* makes no difference to whether you had one *today*, so that's no defence. Cops (generally) don't shoot to kill, especially not on sight and without roleplay, but they WILL taze you - sometimes without warning - if you are openly carrying weapons in a city. What do you expect them to do? Call out "Coo-eee, would you mind awfully putting down that lethal weapon that you're illegally carrying, sir, so that I may reprimand you with a large ticket?" Hardly likely, is it? You'll be restrained (if the officer can get in close without being spotted), or you'll be put on the deck with 10,000 volts, double-quick pronto. If you're lucky, the officer will RP the issue of why you're breaking one of the bannable rules.
However, if you shoot back, you've immediately stepped over the line. Cities are 100% definitely no-fire zones for civs. Cops will shoot to kill if they've been fired upon (stands to reason). If it turns out you can be captured and are a genuine licence-carrying rebel, that'll be dealt with in RP... but if you are a civ - even a gun-license-owning civ - you'll be banned. Civs + VisibleGuns + Shooting + Cities = RDM = Ban. No exceptions. You're then expected to plead your case, or vanish. At least you chose the former, so maybe you're salvageable? But that's for the admins to decide - I'm just the engineer's oily rag!
Oh - and some free advice. Admins are always right. It's their server. Best not to wriggle, imo.
Depending on your ultimate status, I will have the SQL logs investigated to see whether your cash and gear got reset and why - but only if you make it past this little hurdle! LOL. FWIW, there was no server-reset or database change that would've brought this about. When was the last time you played, BEFORE the time where you noticed your money had gone? It might have a bearing on things, possibly - and it will help us find the right logfiles quicker. (
His IGN appears to be Red-Dog, Wilco)