Re: "nobody moved to stop a thief"
Oakland is also in California, and California makes it hard to own a gun. In areas where gun ownership is easy and concealed carry is allowed, there is less crime because the criminals can't be certain that their victim isn't armed, or that a passerby won't come to their aid. Criminals must be far more careful or they might die. A smash and grab like this in the state I live in would be highly unlikely because criminals can't count on making it to a car before getting plugged. It doesn't matter if there isn't a single gun in the shop, because they can't know that nobody is armed without trying and if they try and someone is armed, it might be the last thing they ever do. Concealed carry is a boon for the law abiding because of just this, because it makes life harder for criminals.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
