{"id":216242,"date":"2025-05-28T16:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=216242"},"modified":"2025-10-13T06:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:27:28","slug":"open-carrier-killed-w-own-gun-at-autozone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/open-carrier-killed-w-own-gun-at-autozone\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Carrier Killed w\/ Own Gun at Autozone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By now you\u2019ve probably seen the headlines. A man open carrying inside an AutoZone was shot and killed with his own gun\u2014ripped off him by some unstable lunatic acting erratically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tragic? Yes. Shocking? Definitely. But let\u2019s get one thing straight: this isn\u2019t an indictment of open carry. It\u2019s an indictment of criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Open Carrier Killed With His Own Gun At Autozone | Open Carry Gone Wrong\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7hI6vkE0-pc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colion Noir gives us his take on the shooting. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colion Noir laid it out perfectly in his video takedown: open carry comes with risks\u2014but so does everything worth doing. If you\u2019re going to carry in the open, don\u2019t do it half-assed. Use a proper <a data-wpil-monitor-id=\"541\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/safarilands-retention-holsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"open-carrier-killed-w-own-gun-at-autozone\" title=\"Open Carrier Killed w\/ Own Gun at Autozone\">retention holster<\/a>. Be situationally aware. And train for the worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because guess what? You just became a walking billboard. If someone\u2019s looking to steal a gun, yours is the easiest to see\u2014and maybe the easiest to grab. You\u2019re not in Call of Duty. There\u2019s no respawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weapon retention training isn\u2019t optional. It\u2019s survival. Open carry responsibly or don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, seeing a gun on someone\u2019s hip makes some people uncomfortable\u2014especially in places like Nevada where open carry is legal but feelings run hot thanks to all the recent California transplants. But rights don\u2019t come with emotional disclaimers. It\u2019s not my job\u2014or any gun owner\u2019s job\u2014to comfort you with disarmament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-santa-monica-store-owner-fatally-shoots-robber-in-self-defense\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/santa-monica-store-owner-fatally-shoots-robber-in-self-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"open-carrier-killed-w-own-gun-at-autozone\" title=\"Open Carrier Killed w\/ Own Gun at Autozone\">Santa Monica Store Owner Fatally Shoots Robber in Self-Defense<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you\u2019re one of those people saying we need to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/goa-sues-florida-over-open-carry-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"open-carrier-killed-w-own-gun-at-autozone\" title=\"Open Carrier Killed w\/ Own Gun at Autozone\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"544\">ban open carry<\/a> 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\u2019s a daily occurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Las Vegas AutoZone shooting victim&#039;s family navigates grief\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h8FhZzCxukg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8newsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"open-carrier-killed-w-own-gun-at-autozone\" title=\"Open Carrier Killed w\/ Own Gun at Autozone\">backstory<\/a> of the Autozone shooting.  David Carcamo was shot and killed with his own gun at Autozone.  He was openly carrying the pistol when 36-year-old Kyle Capucci, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/crime\/courts\/man-accused-in-fatal-shooting-at-las-vegas-business-appears-in-court-3378377\/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=latest&amp;utm_source=post_3376872&amp;utm_term=Man%20accused%20in%20fatal%20shooting%20at%20Las%20Vegas%20business%20appears%20in%20court\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"open-carrier-killed-w-own-gun-at-autozone\" title=\"Open Carrier Killed w\/ Own Gun at Autozone\">convicted felon<\/a>, seized the weapon and shot Carcamo. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real story isn\u2019t about whether people <em>should<\/em> open carry\u2014it\u2019s about why so many people <em>have<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want less open carry? Then stop gatekeeping concealed carry. Make it more accessible. More affordable. Less political. But don\u2019t punish people for using the only legal means they have to protect themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colion said it best: &#8220;Your rights don\u2019t come with prerequisites, but your survival just might.&#8221; So carry however you choose\u2014but don\u2019t confuse being armed with being prepared. And don\u2019t let rare tragedies fuel anti-gun hysteria that punishes the law-abiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the problem isn\u2019t the guy legally carrying. 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