So a guy in Round Rock, Texas (think Austin) decides to visit the local Pier One with a handgun openly displayed on his hip.  Somewhere in the toss pillows or papasan chairs, he decides this shopping adventure wasn’t all it was cracked up to be so …

A man who was openly carrying a handgun, which became legal this year, ended up robbing a Round Rock Pier One store Thursday, according to a police press release.

A man had entered the store, displayed a small black handgun in a holster and demanded the clerks open the cash register, police said. He fled after the clerks gave him money, according to police.

The coolest thing about open carry is that you don’t actually have to hold the gun to rob the store, so you don’t have to waste money on ammo or arrange for the intricacies of a one-handed get away.

Thanks, NRA.