Meanwhile, conscientious Cobb County Police Officer D. Lowe had noticed suspicious cars sitting behind the restaurant in the dark and decided to investigate. He caught men with masks and rifles who had been preparing to rob the Wafflehouse. The criminals informed the police that they had changed their mind upon discovering armed customers and were waiting for Matt and J.P. to leave.
Matt and J.P. were the two openly-armed customers inside the Waffle House. The robbery scout saw the two armed men, and the crew thought better about robbing the establishment while they were there.
Open carry advocates have touted the deterrent value of open carry, something we knew intuitively. Now we know that it is indeed the case. It's also interesting that the armed citizens were not targeted for elimination, as is often claimed by open carry critics, even when the robbers knew where they were.
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