[CedarDave]

The shooter was taken into custody and then released after questioning. The daughter is in stable condition at a hospital.

The hero may or may not have a concealed carry permit. NM law considers your car an extension of your home and you may carry there without a permit.

However, I don't know whether Uber allows their drivers to have weapons in their cars.

(Slim, correct me if I'm wrong)

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[goldstategop]

Won’t get mentioned on the fake news media... that considers guns eevil.

You know - that woman and child should have been allowed to die so liberals could score another cheap political shot against the NRA.

[WayneS]

Assuming the description of events is accurate it sounds like a cut-and-dried case of self defense, and defense of others.

[rovenstinez]

Good story, good ending. Guns do have a perfect place in a civil society.

[Enchante]

.... and since this is America, lawyers will tell the wife and daughter they need to sue the hero for every dollar they can get..... /s

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Killing someone is a traumatic event for a non-psychopath, no matter how much the deceased needed killing.

[Disambiguator]

However, I don't know whether Uber allows their drivers to have weapons in their cars.

I don't think Uber wants its drivers armed, but that's one of those rules that was made to be ignored (this incident proves why). He may lose his Uberability, but so what!

[G Larry]

That was a very difficult situation to successfully intervene in.

Given the perp had already used his weapon and the hero had to access his weapon, put himself in a proper position, give warning, and then fire accurately.

As for risking his Uber job....small price.

[trebb]

However, I don't know whether Uber allows their drivers to have weapons in their cars.

Seems like Uber would have to provide the vehicles to have standing in keeping weapons out...worst they can do is ban him fro working for them and that seems like a bad business decision considering the story.

[unlearner]

“However, I don’t know whether Uber allows their drivers to have weapons in their cars.”

Uber officially does not allow drivers to be armed. However, they can not enforce this, and many drivers carry.

It has not been tested in court as to whether they have a legal right to terminate a contractor for lawfully carrying a gun in his or her own car.

Also, the article only says the hero was an Uber driver. It does not indicate if he was “ubering” when this incident happened. If he was not working for Uber at the time, Uber could not lawfully terminate him.

[Delmarksman]

Maybe I missed it, while it stated that he is/was an Uber driver, it didn’t mention if he was working at the time.