Last Friday an Uber driver in Chicago saved lives. With his handgun.
The driver had just dropped a passenger off in Chicago’s Logan Square. A small group of people were walking in front of his car when a man named Everardo Custodio reportedly started shooting into the crowd. The driver then drew his own handgun and fired six times, hitting Custodio in the shin, thigh and lower back, ending the attack.
No one else was injured.
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According to Illinois Assistant State’s Attorney Barry Quinn, the driver “acted in the defense of himself and others.”
The Uber driver had a license to carry a concealed handgun.
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Taxi drivers are usually forbidden from carrying weapons, but Uber only requires that drivers comply with federal, state, and local law. That’s a wise decision that saved lives last Friday.
When 15,000 police officers were surveyed about guns and crime in 2013, they were asked to identify policies that might thwart, or minimize the damage from, mass killings. The most popular answer by far was: armed citizens.
