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by tempfortwitt90 1116 days ago
If they were going for the kill... They would have killed the owner that approached them.

The guns are drawn in case they can't see the felon. For example, a felon sees cop cars approaching and ducks down to not be seen, while he loads his handgun.

Until they have a grasp on the situation, I can see why a person would want to protect themselves with a gun when approaching a suspected car thief.