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Situational Awareness: Fail

bullseye

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May 29, 2009
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73
Location
Newport News, VA
Not a part of the city that most would frequent. Even if this is where the guy lives, there was a cascade of judgmental errors that lead to this situation.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/crime/dp-newport-news-gun-robbery-0924,0,1799677.story

Newport News: Man robbed of his gun

A 24-year-old Newport News man had his handgun stolen when he was robbed Friday at gunpoint in the Southeast section of the city...

...walking in the area when a group of seven men approached him. One of the men pulled out a gun and took the victim's Glock 22 handgun, which he was wearing openly on his hip...

...victim told officers he knew one of the men in the group...
 

wrearick

Regular Member
Joined
Mar 6, 2013
Messages
650
Location
Virginia Beach, Va.
First one I have heard of and I know CC proponents have been looking for "proof" that OCing makes you a target.......stand by for the whole OC vs. CC debate rehash!
 
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wylde007

Regular Member
Joined
Jan 23, 2009
Messages
3,035
Location
Va Beach, Occupied VA
So he was robbed by someone who knew he carried and they beset upon him with a superior force and the concentration will be on that it was because he was OC?

So it goes.
 

Marco

Regular Member
Joined
Jul 29, 2007
Messages
3,905
Location
Greene County
Yeah, don't you know CC and or not having a gun would have kept him from getting robbed. :uhoh:
If he was CC he could have demonstrated his quick draw skills.:p
 

davidmcbeth

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Jan 14, 2012
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16,167
Location
earth's crust
If he only had 2 guns ... and then got his gun back with his CC gun .. then the debate could commence.

Guy was robbed. Carrying does not prevent this from happening.

Even cops get robbed or guns stolen from them ... it happens.

Guy was no worse for wear ... he'll go buy another gun...
 

mobeewan

Regular Member
Joined
Oct 5, 2007
Messages
652
Location
Hampton, Va, ,
This happened in the part of Newport News with the highest number of shootings and murders. Once you go south of Briarfield Road you better be carrying period. The further south the worse it gets. 9TH & Ivy is almost as far south as you can go before you hit the James River.
 
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