The 20MM Lahti is much better suited to conceal carry.
Posted on 06/10/2022 6:53:57 AM PDT by marktwain
On May 27, 2022, at Clay’s Wellston Food Market in Missouri, next to the Illinois border on the east side of St. Louis, a man “openly carrying” an AR15 type rifle, under a jacket, with a “gun sleeve” on the rifle, was accosted by an armed man who approached him from behind and demanded the rifle and the jacket. From ksdk.com:
Major Ron Martin with the North County Police Cooperative spoke to 5 On Your Side after the shooting. He said that moments before the shooting, a customer with a rifle had entered the grocery store.
Martin said the patron was “open carrying” the rifle in a gun sleeve underneath an article of clothing and did not threaten anyone while inside the store.
The robbery did not go well for the robber, who turned out to be a career criminal. It seems the owner of the rifle objected to the theft. Strenuously. With gunfire. From fox2now.com:
According to court documents obtained by FOX2, surveillance footage captured Booker putting a gun to the head of the rifle-toting individual before he took the AR-15 and a jacket. The footage also showed him wielding a pistol he possessed, in addition to the stolen AR-15 rifle while several others were present.
Police say the victim of the stolen rifle fired shots at Booker, who was struck multiple times. That victim left the scene, but police believe another man returned moments later and also shot the man who took the rifle.
Officers found Booker laying in front of the store with several gunshot wounds. He was treated for his injuries at a hospital. Authorities served a warrant for Booker’s arrest on Tuesday. Booker is scheduled for an arraignment hearing in the case for June 6.
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Sounds like clumsy concealed carry to me.
Another case of “just because you can doesn’t mean you should”.
I'm surprised he didn't have it in an assault ankle holster.
I dunno. Sounds like the bad guy got all the damage. Seems like a successful open carry.
With what weapon did the robbery victim shoot the perpetrator?
There is video of the holdup, but it has not been released.
Is there anybody who ISN'T a "victim" in this story? What lousy writing.
Good one.
The 20MM Lahti is much better suited to conceal carry.
You really think he will ever get that rifle back from authorities?
Could have been. But also could have been a case where the man with the AR didn’t want to leave the rifle in his vehicle and put a gunsock on it and under his coat to go in and get something from the store...
I know I’m always mindful of trying not to leave a weapon in my truck if possible.
VERY poorly written article. Best I can tell is that the guy carrying the rifle was concealed carrying a handgun in addition to the rifle, and that is what he used on the perp.
According to Democrats, all these people are the victim of the NRA.
> Another case of “just because you can doesn’t mean you should”. <
Well said. Open-carry advocates say it deters crime. I suppose that might be true - if the criminal is a reasonable individual who carefully weighs the odds and thinks things through.
Unfortunately, most criminals aren’t exactly Einsteins. They see something they want. They go for it.
As a side note, I live in an open-carry state. I was shopping in a Target when I saw another shopper open-carrying. He had a pistol on his hip, and he was looking intently at something on a shelf.
I I wanted his pistol, 100% chance I could have taken it.
Sure. I've got weapons back.
The story lacks important details.
It would appear the rifle owner also was carrying a second weapon. And then another legal carrier entered to help.
Certainly a rifle carrier is going to get lots of attention entering a store. He needs a 60 minute tutorial on wisdom.
I want to know who the “another man returned moments later and also shot the man who took the rifle” is!
Sounds like the robber had some enemies!
“I dunno. Sounds like the bad guy got all the damage. Seems like a successful open carry.”
Nope. Read the article!
He gave up his rifle.
Robber hung around long enough for victim to go get his pistol from his car.
Withholding judgement for more information. This article, or rather the reports it’s based on, is full of weirdness. Gun sleeves, partially covered, third party shooter, thief got the rifle so apparently the victim had a handgun as well(?), etc, etc. makes you almost want to ask if a bad haircut was involved.
“Best I can tell is that the guy carrying the rifle was concealed carrying a handgun “
He retrieved his pistol from his car.
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