Man, 65, shoots motorcyclist in road rage incident

[sarisataka]

55. I am not looking to "win"

I am just challenging the path you were taking... if the gun was not there....
Yes people who carry can make stupid decisions. Some who carry start to think they are more than just average Joe/Jane and need a reality check.

But sometimes the armed person stops or prevents an injustice.

We do not know why he did not just drive off. Traffic may have had him blocked or maybe he was an ornery old guy who wasn't going to back down from a young'un giving him lip. No matter, once the assault started, by the motorcyclist per the article, that was a game changer.
If the older man used his gun as a threat, either by showing or verbally threatening, then HE was at fault.

Too often I see the knee jerk reaction that the gun carrier somehow escalated the situation overconfident by being armed. One famous case in progress certainly looks that way and the jury will decide. But that is one case and not really typical at that.