Uber Driver Defends Himself Against Customer With His (Banned) Gun

Guns: 3 Uber: 0

So first, Uber banned guns for drivers and passengers altogether after a driver in Chicago helped to prevent a mass shooting with his concealed weapon in order “to make sure riders and drivers feel comfortable.”

Because that makes sense.

Then, a week after the public announcement of the firearm ban, an Uber driver in Queens, New York was robbed at gunpoint by a man with a rifle.

Now most recently, an Uber driver in Florida defended himself with his (now banned) firearm while being choked during an altercation with a customer.

Steven Rayow, 74, picked up passenger Marc Gregory Mermel, 60, at 10 p.m. on Sunday, and the men began arguing. Things turned physical when Mermel choked Rayow, who had a Concealed Carry permit, and pulled the gun from his waistband.

Rayow then shot the customer in the foot, and things were settled.

What a man.

Mermel was taken to the hospital for his injuries (obviously not in an Uber), and details about the altercation are still unknown.

But yeah, Uber, I still feel more “comfortable” with the firearm ban… jackasses.