How Stupid Can You Be?

nunn

This is a story. It may have happened somewhere in the world sometime in the past 20 years. Beyond that, I make no claim as to it actually happening as written in any particular place at any particular time. It could have been in your town last week.

I present it for your entertainment only.

The scene is a convenience store in a shabby area of the city. It is late, and the owner is getting ready to close.

Gangsta type comes in the door. Has a mask on his head and a pistol in his hand. Points gun at owner. Tells owner to give him the money.

Owner opens cash drawer and steps back. Says help yourself.

Gangsta hops over counter. When he lands on the other side, his knees bend to absorb the energy of his landing, and the gun is pointed at the floor.

Owner reaches in his own pocket and pulls out his very small .22 handgun. When Gangsta stands up, his gun still at his side, he realizes that Owner has a gun pointed at his head from inches away.

Owner tells Gangsta, "Walk away. I don't know who you are. Take the **** money and walk away."

Gangsta looks at the cash drawer, and says it isn't enough money. Then he says he will kill owner. Gangsta grabs slide of his pistol and cycles it.

Owner fires. CLICK! Misfire! Owner fires again, a .22 rimfire from inches away. Right into the side of the head.

One less Gangsta.

Here is the stupid part.

Remember a discussion a while back about realistic-looking air pistols, and how they could get somebody killed? Well, this time, one did just that.

SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net

RugerNiner

This is a $20. Spring Loaded Toy. It was advertised as having an orange tip but it didn't when delivered.
I don't know why this scanned so large on my scanner, but you lay this next to my other P-Series guns and it doesn't stand out.
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/_cqr/qp/qp.adp/preview/rugerniner/myhomepage/personal.html?cc=english

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Robert Cole

Most of those airsoft guns and the like are made overseas, and are required by customs to have the orange tip. However I've seen large dealers that actually say they will ship them without the orange tip, and if its seized by customs thats your problem.

Iconoclast

David, the stupid part was entirely between the perp's ears. Attempting armed robbery. Doing it with a toy. Trying to intimidate a scared man who has a functional firearm . . . with that toy . . . when he had the drop on him. Not walking away when he had the chance. The average IQ in that store about doubled when the trigger was pulled. It's sad, but it's entirely the perp's fault. No, wait, it's yours, mine & the rest of society's for not giving him an even break.

in2b8u

I ran a call in a major metro city where the mope robbed a sandwich store w/ a starter pistol. The owner of the establishment 10 and 9 ringed him 6 shots w/ his beloved .357.
While giving his statement the owner confessed that he "knew that the perp had a starter pistol". You can guess the outcome.


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nunn

in2b8u: The store owner in your story is an idiot. Twice.



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Alpine

Well as is says on somebodys signature, "The gene pool needs chlorine".
And someone made a trip to the pool supply place.

"If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."