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The deterrent effect of open carry prevents another crime!The sad truth is the problems, or potential problems never really go away. Demanding our constant vigilance. Here's another "near miss" to report: Saturday, our shop was open. Since the weather was marginally nice, we had the big bay doors, facing the street open. A young Lady stopped to pick up her husband's car we had worked on. I watched her, as I do with all our customers, go out to the parkinglot to get into their car, and leave. While she was going to the car, she got a phone call, and she stopped in the middle of the lot to talk on the phone. A young gang member, in gang colors was strolling by, and stopped dead on the sidewalk in front of the shop/parkinglot and began staring at this Lady in our parkinglot like someone eyeing fresh meat. I came into view, and stood in the lot, just outside our bay doors, watching the dirtbag, who was watching this Lady. She was completely, and blissfully unaware of what danger was standing less than 20 feet from her. The sight of my holstered firearm kept this young thug out on the sidewalk. I kept thinking: C'mon Lady, get into your damn car! Finally she did, and left, and the thug and I traded dirty looks, and he went on down the street. Another clear example to me at least of an Open Carrier being present, and NOTHING HAPPENED because of it!
I strolled over, with my holstered firearm clearly in view. I could tell their eyes locked on my firearm, and they were quite nervous. They asked some brief, unrelated questions, then beat feet out of there. I suspect I was about to be robbed, until they saw my firearm.
On another occassion a local gang member stopped in for service. I performed the work necessary, and he paid. He then offered his "club's" protective services to us, and I declined, patting my holstered firearm, and saying "thank you, but we handle our own internal security". We parted company amicably, and he never returned. Key words being; he never returned.
They're still around, bakery got robbed 2 blocks down from us. What kind of nut job robs a bakery?