Give this guy his Stupid sign?

[Franko]

I hadda post this for laughs:

> The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington, DC
appeared to be the robber's first (and last), due to his lack of a
previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:
1. His target was H&J Leather & Firearms; A gun shop
specializing in handguns.
2. The shop was full of customers - firearms customers.
3. To enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked
police patrol car parked at the front door.
4. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter, having
coffee before work. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber
announced a hold-up, an d fired a few wild shots from a target pistol.

The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, the police officer with a
9mm GLOCK 17, the clerk with a 50 DESERT EAGLE, assisted by several
customers who also drew their guns, several of whom also drew and fired.
The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene
investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The
subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified
rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt in the exchange of
fire. <

Frank

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[sheckigreen]

LOOOOOL...have a good time in hell, moron!

[Desk Jockey]

A gun shop with armed customers in Washington DC?

[1911shooter]

this just proves how stupid some people really are. i'm glad he's gone and hope him and all the other stupid crooks have fun figuring where they went wrong in life.

[briansmech]

hahahaha!!

[limatunes]

A gun shop with armed customers in Washington DC?

My thoughts exactly!

Good story though.

[limatunes]

Snopes has the story... http://www.snopes.com/crime/dumdum/gunshop.asp

It was near Seattle Washington, but still ALMOST true! Read the snopes story to see some of the other, shall we say, exaggerations.

[buckeye .45]

Not entirely true if you read the Snopes article, there was no .50 Desert Eagle, and the numbers of rounds fired and shooters are exaggerated. Still, the premise of the story is true, a guy tried to rob a gunstore and got shot by a worker and cop.

So....

Here's your sign:

[newmexiglock]

I hadda post this for laughs:

> The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington, DC
appeared to be the robber's first (and last), due to his lack of a
previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:
1. His target was... a gun shop...
3. ...the robber had to step around a markedsuic
police patrol car parked at the front door.
4. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter... Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber
announced a hold-up, an d fired a few wild shots from a target pistol.

The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire...

This smacks of a suicide and nothing more. I would bet dimes to doughnuts that this guy serious psych problems and inadequate treatment.

[peacefuljeffrey]

A gun shop with armed customers in Washington DC?

Maybe the customers were simply elite politicians, or cops. You know, our social betters who are allowed to carry guns in D.C.

[TechGuy]

Snopes has the story... http://www.snopes.com/crime/dumdum/gunshop.asp

It was near Seattle Washington, but still ALMOST true! Read the snopes story to see some of the other, shall we say, exaggerations.

I use SNOPES.COM to check a lot of e-mails I receive and stories I hear/read, a great resource. It is a sad story when you stop to think about it. The guy had to be mental or have a death wish. There are PLENTY of ways to leave this world and not involve others. I don’t wish anyone to have to take another persons life, even if they deserve it but "you gotta do what you gotta do" if someone is shooting at you.

[Steve48]

It is like that movie where 2 idiots try to rob a police bar in New York. You ever have 50 guns pointed at you!! Steve48

[enigmaone]

I know its cruel but, ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[falkon]

A gun shop with armed customers in Washington DC?

Thats what I was thinking.

[Rock and Glock]

A true Darwin candidate.