Open-Carrying Guy Has His Brand-New Pistol Stolen at Gunpoint
An Oregon man taking advantage of the state's open carry laws had his new semiautomatic pistol stolen at gunpoint early Saturday morning, and apparently didn't put up a fight.
Gresham, Ore., police say former gun owner William Coleman III was talking to his cousin on the street around 2 a.m., openly displaying the Walther P22 he had purchased Friday.
According to the Oregonian, Coleman told cops a 20-something man walked up to the two and asked for a cigarette. When he noticed Coleman's gun, the stranger pulled his own pistol from the waistband of his sweatpants.
"I like your gun, give it to me," Coleman says the robber told him. He complied, and the man walked away with the gun.
Open carry is legal in Multnomah County with or without a concealed weapons license, but even gun rights advocates think Coleman made a huge mistake by flaunting his new firearm.
Vocativ points to the discussion over at Bearing Arms, where blogger Bob Owens wrote that Coleman had "the situational awareness of a pickle," and commenters overwhelmingly agreed Coleman needed more training before concealed-carrying—let alone displaying—a gun he'd never fired.
