The store owner here carried his defensive tool with the chamber empty. This video shows well why that is a terrible idea. He needed that time to win the contest, not get his tool ready to defend himself. Carry chamber full!
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Raw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHT40k1p4h8
The raw has some info in it about the incident if you have Google Translate or speak Arabic.
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