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One 18-year-old man is dead and his companion, another 18-year-old is facing charges after the two allegedly attempted to rob a man sitting in the car with his son.



What the two 18-year-olds didn't know is that the man that they were going to rob, had a concealed carry permit and a .40-caliber handgun. Jovan Williams, 18, was charged with felony murder in the Oct. 19 death of Zaire J. Burris, 18, who was shot by the victim in the 3100 block of N. 27th St., a criminal complaint said.



According to the complaint:



The robbery victim was sitting in a car with his 5-year-old son asleep in the front passenger seat when the two robbers confronted him with a gun. Williams tapped on the window, pointed a gun at the man's head and demanded money. Burris allegedly asked Williams for the gun because he said he was going to kill the man.



This was a life-or-death situation and the victim in this case pulled out his .40 caliber handgun, backed up the car and started firing. He struck Burris multiple times. Burris collapsed in the 2800 block of W. Burleigh St. He died later at Froedert Hospital. Williams is charged with felony murder. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the elbow.



This shooting is being investigated but in this case, concealed carry worked the way it was suppose to. While I wish it would not have resulted in a death, tell me what was a father was supposed to do in this instance. He was forced to make a life-or-death decision. He choose to act in a way to save his life and it worked. When I took my concealed carry class, my instructor told me that you only have a split second to make a decision. Hesitation can result in death.



Nov. 1 will mark the one-year anniversary of concealed carry in Wisconsin. My Sunday column will take a look at how far we have come during that time and the boom in gun sales.



I hope this serves a lesson to other criminals.



Thoughts?