The security guard, because he was carrying, was obligated to deescalate and prohibited from instigating the contact.
Toast!
Yep. “Responsible” carriers have to be the adult in the room. As a carrier, we assume that burden, and we should.
I went to a rally in Boston back in the 2008 election, and had a Leftist in my face, inches away, trying to provoke a fight while all of his friends were recording with their cameras.
Boy, did I ever want to clock the guy, but...carrying was one of the things that kept me from doing it. Last thing you want to do is end up in an altercation, even a physical scuffle that can escalate, while carrying.
Point is, this “security” guy was in no way a “responsible carrier” was clearly on the side of the violent protester trying to provoke a response, and drew his gun when he shouldn’t have.
Once the gun is drawn, anything can happen.
The killer is shown in the video trying to coax another Patriot into taking a swing a him, presumably so he can shoot the Patriot in “self defense.” Somehow that suggests premeditation rather strongly. Unlike Rittenhouse he came to the Demo with the hard intent to kill someone. that attitude has got to be spreading among those fevered brows at a rapid clip. It’s Trump’s fault, of course.