Article said the victim was shot at once while giving chase.

Article didn't say if the firearm was recovered or not.

Guess the victim was a legal carry. Article didn't say either way, no charges were noted.

As much as people like to rag on appendix carry, it’s the best for retention and awareness of your pistol.

Little shit should be happy the guy didn't aerate him with a backup.

I have been in a similar situation, and somehow knew it would be okay to follow. End result in this case is that the thief is now hit with aggravated assault and will spend more time in jail.[/QUOTE]
No, you don't know. You're just lucky you didn't get hurt. And, there's a big difference between following but keeping a good distance and chasing the criminal. There have been cases where the victim decided to chase and ended up getting killed by the scum with his own gun.[/QUOTE]

Actually there was this direct feeling telling me to go, follow at a distance. It was the strongest feeling, though I was careful and kept a reasonable space between us. Some inner thing told me "go, follow him, you will be okay". I did, then returned, called the police and provided them with a good description.

So that’s what a teen looks like. Got it.

This is just one of the hesitations I'd have with open carrying. I would think carrying truly concealed would always be a better solution to keep stuff like this from happening.

Of course, working on my truck in a similar situation would offer the option of reaching behind the back seat and pulling out my Winchester SXP shotgun and ventilating this POS post haste.