Man open carries AR15 and has it stolen at gun point.

[KLB]

Has shoplifting in IN skyrocketed since we changed our laws? They are similar to CA now. Heck even before we changed them most shoplifting was either prosecuted as a misd or pled down to one, conversion vs theft. I'd say the problem with CA is not that it's a misd vs felony, but lack of enforcement.

Why shoplifting is soaring across the US — and will only get worse

Retail crime has been rising throughout the US for the past five years.

nypost.com

 

[WillH]

I got clowned on in another thread for suggesting that open carrying paints a target on your back for criminals to shoot you immediately and/or try to steal your firearm. "Where's the news articles on that ever happening." Seems to me like it happens often enough to make the news every few months

 

[chipbennett]

I got clowned on in another thread for suggesting that open carrying paints a target on your back for criminals to shoot you immediately and/or try to steal your firearm. "Where's the news articles on that ever happening." Seems to me like it happens often enough to make the news every few months

Once every few months, when tens of millions of people carry daily. Like I said: statistical noise.

And almost always, the victim is acting a fool, parading a Shiny Thing (a fancy watch, or the firearm itself), displaying poor situational awareness, etc. It's not about the firearm or the method of carry.

 

[cosermann]

... It's not about ... the method of carry.

BBI laid it out well in post #18. Additionally, that which may be seen is more likely to be stolen than that which is hidden (since it first must be discovered).

Method of carry is a factor. How much of a factor can be debated.

 

[chipbennett]

BBI laid it out well in post #18. Additionally, that which may be seen is more likely to be stolen than that which is hidden (since it first must be discovered).

Method of carry is a factor. How much of a factor can be debated.

Sure: where stupid carry is employed, it can be a factor.

 

[patience0830]

You think all felonies should have life sentences?

Maybe.

 

[xwing]

Open carrying a rifle in a store is a foolish idea. Of course, robbing an armed man is also a foolish idea.

 

[360willys]

that's why i think it's stupid to open cray it makes you a target.

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[gorge]

that's why i think it's stupid to open cray it makes you a target.

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I'm just going to drop this here:

The Open Carry Argument

I know we've been around this block a few times here but I ran across a link to this post and thought that it was one of the best written pieces I had read on the subject. The author expounds on many of the points that have been debated in several different threads here and across many other...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[chipbennett]

I'm just going to drop this here:

The Open Carry Argument

I know we've been around this block a few times here but I ran across a link to this post and thought that it was one of the best written pieces I had read on the subject. The author expounds on many of the points that have been debated in several different threads here and across many other...

www.indianagunowners.com

Was going to do the same, but then realized that he had already been Shootered.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I'm just going to drop this here:

Was going to do the same, but then realized that he had already been Shootered.

That one will be back in a few days. Hopefully things go well after that. Come for the classifieds, stay for the discussion.

 

[chipbennett]

That one will be back in a few days. Hopefully things go well after that. Come for the classifieds, stay for the discussion.

The drive-by comment had all the hallmarks of a classifieds run, which I considered as confirmed, given the Shooter status.