Another case of “just because you can doesn’t mean you should”.
I dunno. Sounds like the bad guy got all the damage. Seems like a successful open carry.
> 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.
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.