“So, if I read this story correctly, the robber had an unloaded gun and the shopper didn’t have a round in the chamber when he drew. Interesting.”
Dumb and dumber.
Dumb and dumber.
Yes it is dumb to commit armed robbery. But if you are going to do it, better to do it with an unloaded gun and not risk unintentionally committing murder.
As for the shopper the article does not state the specifics of his weapon. Some older automatics can be fired by striking the exposed hammer with out the trigger being pulled. So the shopper may so he may be safer carrying unloaded.
Just as dumb as racking the pump on a shotgun.
[I won’t point a loaded shotgun at the guy and hold him for the authorities. I’ll make this really scary noise instead so he can run away and come back later. He’ll probably steal the shotgun.]