Posted June 25, 2015 10:28 am by Comments

By Bob Owens

San Francisco-based ride-sharing service Uber just announced a presumptuous policy banning drivers and passengers from carrying firearms.

It’s working out really great so far… for armed robbers:

He was really riding shotgun.

A man with a rifle robbed an Uber driver after he was picked up in Queens early Thursday, officials said.

The 30-year-old driver for the app-powered car provider was on 67th Ave. and Burns St. in Rego Park just after midnight when he stopped for a 22-year-old customer.

After agreeing on a price, the suspect jumped into the front seat, flashed his rifle and demanded the cabbie’s money, cops said.

The thief made off with about $60, officials said. The driver wasn’t injured.

The driver wasn’t injured, this time.

Now that the company has publicly announced that they are “gun-free,” criminals will intentionally target Uber drivers as easy marks, just as retail stores who have publicly announced that they are “gun free” almost always see a rash of robberies after those announcements are made.

Why?

It’s quite simple: violent criminals operate on a primal, Darwinian level, thriving on weaknesses both real and perceived.

Ironically, until very recently UBer had a reputation for being relatively safe and was trusted by lawful gun owners, due in no …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms

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