This is the purpose of allowing a right to a concealed weapons permit: the crooks don't know who will shoot back. This pair of would-be robbers found out about this the hard way.
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If only more events like this happened, we'd have fewer crimes. Though I can only imagine how anti-gun enthusiasts will view this: fluke? Or were both parties (victims and crooks) wrong to have guns? etc...
I'm all for owning and carrying handguns. More states should follow Arizonas laws of carrying. It's ok to wear a pistol anywhere, as long as it's visible. That not deterrent enough for you? Then carry a concealed one, but only after taking accredited safety and firing classes. These guys may practice at a range, but that's not saying they can hit anything. With as many rounds as they fired, who knows what might have happened, since they are probably unaware of even how far a bullet can travel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_carry
Several states do have similar "open carry" legislation as those in Arizona. However, a problem with open carry is that if everyone carries out in the open, then the odds are better for a non-openly carrying person to not have any firearm on them at all. Yes, if you are openly carrying, you stand a good chance of being left alone by a criminal. However, others who are not openly carrying become the focus of criminals under the assumption that they are unarmed. Violent crime is not deterred in such a case, its focus is just shifted.
On the other hand, if there is a possibility of a person being a "concealed carry", then everyone holds a bit of deterrence. Unlike open carry areas, there is much more uncertainty regarding the possibility of a potential victim fighting back (with deadly force). That uncertainty is a form of deterrence (for everyone). Thankfully, most of the US has come to this understanding in their legislation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concealed_carry
Sadly, I'm located in one of those holes of irrationality (Maryland and DC) that "allow it" but make it effectively impossible to implement. The "home of democracy and liberty" my ass.