Don't play into the hands of the idiots. Having a gun is not the only thing. It is the hoodlums knowing that the average law abiding citizen is packing heat and is allowed to shoot a carjacker during the commission of a crime. Everytime the carjacker goes out he (or she) is taking their lives into their hands. How much does anyone want to bet that this mall was a gun free zone?
Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
I love how gun toters such as yourself seem to believe that simply carrying a gun makes you immune to such acts of crime. Couple returns to car possibly loaded down with packages and wearing winter clothing. Even if the guy had a concealed handgun, the odds of him getting to it before the criminals could react would be close to zero. These guys more than likely approached the couple with gun or guns drawn. Why the guy resisted is beyond my comprehension. I can guarantee you that I would have given them the keys and, at the very worst, been shopping for a new car with the insurance. Instead, the guy is dead. We can only speculate on what might have happened had the guy simply given up the car.
Secondly, the average person, while accepting the slight possibility of being the victim of a homicide, does not want to carry a gun. Accept that as fact. Even in the state of Texas the last time I did the math, less than 2% of the population eligible to obtain a CHL had done so.