Exercising the Right
Carjacked the Wrong Guy
ABC News reported on February 28 about a Wisconsin man who successfully stopped a carjacker from stealing his car. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the company where the man is employed as a machinist. Milwaukee Machine Tool Corp. is located in a high-crime section of the city and, as a result, its employees are typically prepared to defend themselves if necessary. The Machine Tool worker involved in the ordeal had a concealed-carry permit, and he used his gun to fatally shoot the suspect. Witnesses say the employee had just pulled into the parking lot and was parking his car when a silver SUV pulled right up behind him and the suspect leapt out of the passenger side of the SUV armed with a gun and ran up to the employee’s car. The employee quickly pulled out his own gun and fired at the carjacker, fatally injuring him. Once the driver of the SUV heard the shots, he quickly drove away, leaving his mortally wounded partner in crime to die lying in the parking lot.
Co-worker Gabriel Alwin witnessed the whole thing and told Fox6 that, at the time of the shooting, it was “pitch dark.” Alwin also said that carjacking is a frequent occurrence in the area, and employees are always prepared for such a crime. “You gotta watch for carjackers…. It’s a war zone, so you’re used to carjackers. You’re used to murderers. You gotta watch out for stuff like that. If not you’re a victim — I’m not trying to be a victim.” Alwin also said that most of the company’s employees carry concealed and try to be ready for criminals. “I think everybody around here pretty much carries. We got guys that carry here and I’ve told them when we pull in here and we’re waiting, put it right on your lap. Put it on your lap and we face the gate. We back in so our fronts are facing the gate open. Everything is conscious of what’s going on in this area,” Alwin said.
Dean Hazen of Urbana, Illinois, is a retired police officer who now prepares people for having a concealed-carry permit. Hazen told ABC News that while gun owners should be prepared to defend themselves, they should always try to avoid taking a life if possible. “It’s a terrible thing, the worst thing you can possibly do in your life with never-ending consequences…. The intent is never to kill anybody. The intent is to stop the threat. Whether they live or die is not up to you.”
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