By now you’ve probably seen the headlines. A man open carrying inside an AutoZone was shot and killed with his own gun—ripped off him by some unstable lunatic acting erratically.
Tragic? Yes. Shocking? Definitely. But let’s get one thing straight: this isn’t an indictment of open carry. It’s an indictment of criminals.
Colion Noir laid it out perfectly in his video takedown: open carry comes with risks—but so does everything worth doing. If you’re going to carry in the open, don’t do it half-assed. Use a proper retention holster. Be situationally aware. And train for the worst-case scenario.
Because guess what? You just became a walking billboard. If someone’s looking to steal a gun, yours is the easiest to see—and maybe the easiest to grab. You’re not in Call of Duty. There’s no respawn.
Weapon retention training isn’t optional. It’s survival. Open carry responsibly or don’t open carry at all. That means level two or three retention gear. That means staying sharp. That means knowing how to fight if it ever comes to that.
Let’s also drop this nonsense that the lawful gun owner is to blame when a criminal attacks them. If someone hotwires your car and plows it into a crowd, do we jail the car owner? No. So why are people suggesting open carriers are liable when a thug steals their weapon? That logic is pure trash.
Yes, seeing a gun on someone’s hip makes some people uncomfortable—especially in places like Nevada where open carry is legal but feelings run hot thanks to all the recent California transplants. But rights don’t come with emotional disclaimers. It’s not my job—or any gun owner’s job—to comfort you with disarmament.
And if you’re one of those people saying we need to ban open carry because of this one rare incident? Let me remind you: there are only two documented open carry homicides in recent years. Two. Yet the media acts like it’s a daily occurrence.
The real story isn’t about whether people should open carry—it’s about why so many people have to. Concealed carry permits can be expensive, bureaucratic, and in some states, nearly impossible to obtain. For many Americans, open carry is the only legal option left.
You want less open carry? Then stop gatekeeping concealed carry. Make it more accessible. More affordable. Less political. But don’t punish people for using the only legal means they have to protect themselves.
Colion said it best: “Your rights don’t come with prerequisites, but your survival just might.” So carry however you choose—but don’t confuse being armed with being prepared. And don’t let rare tragedies fuel anti-gun hysteria that punishes the law-abiding.
Because the problem isn’t the guy legally carrying. It’s the lunatic who stole his gun and pulled the trigger.
Let’s stop confusing the two.
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