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Of the ten I got in my email this morning, I think this one is the funniest.

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After walking around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H&J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter.. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire and several customers also drew their guns 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.
 
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Where ? When ?
 
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Snopes website says it happened in Washington State and while the Darwin version is embellished it was basically what happened.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/dumdum/gunshop.asp

If it weren't for "dumb crooks" we cops would have a much harder job. Cool
 
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23 gunshot wounds out of 47 expended cases. Wonder where the other 24 went to. No one carried revolvers?
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23 gunshot wounds out of 47 expended cases. Wonder where the other 24 went to. No one carried revolvers?
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Look at the link, just above your post. The account is embellished, a bit.
 
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They showed the video on TV awhile back (I believe it was the same one). There was the owner, the officer, and 3 other customers. The only one with a revolver was the white haired granny.

There was a similar incident about 10 or 12 years ago. In this case there was just the store owner, and an off duty cop in street cloths. This bad guy didn't fair very well either. I don't remember the total round count, but the store owner had twice as many hit on target.
 
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Thanks JD. Makes more sense!
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Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong;
 
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