Car Theft Stopped Via Armed Citizen… Would You Do The Same?

By James England

ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA — A young man’s carjacking career is now 0-2 after he was held at gunpoint by a family member of the vehicle’s owner. The owner of the vehicle was helping renovate the Home with a Heart center when the family member noticed the young man drive off in his fully loaded Honda.

Thankfully, there was another vehicle nearby and they pursued the car thief while coordinating with Anderson’s police dispatch. The pursuit ended at the Trac 5 convenience store. Held at gunpoint, the car thief waited until police took over the scene.

No one was hurt or injured.

According to WALB 10, the car thief had just gotten out of Pickens County Jail for impersonating an officer of the law and stealing a car. This wasn’t his first time around the block. Hopefully, it’ll be his last because he seems to have no skill whatsoever in this line of work.

The question we’re asking the concealed carry community: would you do the same?

This story is a bit different from the usual failed carjacking. The car jacker actually got away. It was up to a law abiding gun owner and family members to help police detain the suspect.

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Source:: Concealed Nation