[Restless]

Alquin. Gee, I wonder what he looks like?

[Veto!]

Mess with my Amazon driver and I’ll shoot you myself.

I’ve been buying from AMZ since Bezos started selling books. Get everything there, from to cat food to my great new arm sling for recently fractured wrist. We’re lucky to have an AMZ warehouse in our town, stuff delivered fast, sometimes the day I order it.

[cyclotic]

I’ve never seen a written policy but I’ve heard that I’m supposed to be unprotected in my company car.

I’m not unprotected.

[married21]

I had a tour once of an old railway car from the days when the US Postal Service delivered mail by train. Remember being told that each postal worker on the train was armed. I don’t imagine people stole from the mail train very often.

[Uncle Miltie]

My self defense guru just recommended the following if you are carjacked:

FLOOR IT AND CRASH!

The airbags will deploy, the bad guy won’t be wearing a seat belt, the car will be un-drivable, the commotion will attract attention and 911 calls, and you’re not being kidnapped.

[hoagy62]

As a Doordash driver, I know of at least one fellow driver that says he’s packing when he delivers. I wouldn’t be surprised if others do as well.

I don’t believe being armed is sanctioned by Doordash.

[HIDEK6]

the Amazon driver was working in the area when they were approached …

AAARGHHHHH!!!!

[Getready]

As always, any human based endeavour is corrupted by thievery by “sinful” humans. Pretty soon Uber and Lyft will be using cars with physical dividers, cameras automatically sending video to a cloud based center in real time, armed drivers, drivers vetted for past criminal records, passengers only picked up after passing security checks, automatic GPS tracking, and their own security detail.
Amazon, and other e-”mail” order services, will have distribution (customer pickup) centers that have bulky or high ticket items. The pick up centers will be located next to supermarkets in formerly deserted malls. If the USPS wants to save money they could do the same. For what it’s worth or IMHO.
So be it.

[zeugma]

In February, an Amazon delivery driver in Washington was gunned down while delivering packages.

I'm not normally a big advocate of the legal system, but since Amazon actively prohibits drivers from arming themselves, they ought to be have absolute liability in cases like this.Millions of dollars in legal payouts will make them change their tune. Same goes with ANY company that denies their employee's 2nd amendment rights.

[ASOC]

How long before ads show up looking for “shotgun riders wanted” for everything from Amazon to the Post office.

I’ll bet some combat vets would take the gig....

[P8riot]

"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim."

Col Jeff Cooper