I can't speak for Rev. Rick, but if his posts on this issue are any indication, then I seriously doubt he would notice two guys following him out of a store, start running, and then pull a gun on them. I have met a fair number of individuals with this approach (draw and fire), and I know a few of them fairly well. Most of those I know have worked as law enforcement and/or in high-end security. If this happens to you:
you shouldn't be carrying a firearm. If you are nervous enough at the idea of two people following you after leaving a store that you start running such that they have to run after you, then either it is dark and there is nobody around (in which case it is odd that you were just in a department store which had at least two security officers), or you have handled the situation extremely poorly. And if it is dark and there is nobody around, and two scruffy looking security guards chase you in this dark, deserted area without ever identifying themselves, then ask yourself what you are doing in the middle of Bosnia.
I've worked security, from the bottom positions as a rent-a-cop to other contract work, and have trained others and trained with various security groups and private investigation groups. Many companies, including department stores, hire P.I. groups to work undercover, not only to identify shoplifters but also frequently to spy on their own employees. They may hire P.I.'s as fake employees to work undercover. I never worked as an undercover spotting shoplifters, but I have a hard time imagining that a department store would have two such employees (internally employed or hired as outside contractors) with the go ahead to run down and tackle a shoplifter. Maybe it's a Canadian thing or something. However, even if the store told them they could do this, I find it extremely hard to imagine that the officers would exit the store following someone, wait until they started running, and then simply chase after them. And again, unless we are talking a chase outside in the dark where no one is around (rather than some kind of mall or busy public place during the day, which is when most stores are open), such that the individual being chased could not go into another store or ensure they were in plain view of a large number of people rather than pulling a gun, I can't imagine why one would resort to using one's carry weapon.
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we've got too many gun threads going for me to keep track. Thought I missed something! I should try to sleep anyway. Had too much coffee today.