dt
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This was sort of inspired byan earlier thread about some idiots pretending to rob a gun shop and almost getting drilled.
Here's my contribution to start it off. Some details are a bit fuzzy, but I've never forgotten the idiocy I saw that day:
About 6 years ago my buddy and I (newly of age)were in the process of each purchasing an AK at a local shop in Vancouver. As I recall, a customer hadbrought back a Tec-9 thatdaywith a complaint about it failing to fire, something to do with the firing pin. Since it had beensold onconsignment, they called the seller, who came in to look at it while we were there.
Aftertaking it apartand putting it back togetheron the counter, he askedOwner #1 if he had a snap-cap. Whenthey didn't have one in 9mm,he asked for a 9mm cartridge. I'm not sure what the owner was thinking in giving it tohim, but he did.Heproceeded to pry off thebullet with his leatherman tool, and emptied the powder charge.
He thenchambered the primered case,and walkedover to the other end of the store where Owner #2 was bent over the counter, absorbed insome paperwork. Since this is a fairly large shop as LGS's go,Owner #2hadn't been paying attention to the goings-on 20+ feet away.
Numbskull walked up to counter and said "Hey". When Owner #2 looked up, heaimed at his face andpulled the trigger. Ihave never seen someone go so white as he did when that primerblasted in his face. Seriously the look of someone who thought he was dead.
Incredibly stupid in any case, but extremely dumb in a place where everyone was packing.
This was sort of inspired byan earlier thread about some idiots pretending to rob a gun shop and almost getting drilled.
Here's my contribution to start it off. Some details are a bit fuzzy, but I've never forgotten the idiocy I saw that day:
About 6 years ago my buddy and I (newly of age)were in the process of each purchasing an AK at a local shop in Vancouver. As I recall, a customer hadbrought back a Tec-9 thatdaywith a complaint about it failing to fire, something to do with the firing pin. Since it had beensold onconsignment, they called the seller, who came in to look at it while we were there.
Aftertaking it apartand putting it back togetheron the counter, he askedOwner #1 if he had a snap-cap. Whenthey didn't have one in 9mm,he asked for a 9mm cartridge. I'm not sure what the owner was thinking in giving it tohim, but he did.Heproceeded to pry off thebullet with his leatherman tool, and emptied the powder charge.
He thenchambered the primered case,and walkedover to the other end of the store where Owner #2 was bent over the counter, absorbed insome paperwork. Since this is a fairly large shop as LGS's go,Owner #2hadn't been paying attention to the goings-on 20+ feet away.
Numbskull walked up to counter and said "Hey". When Owner #2 looked up, heaimed at his face andpulled the trigger. Ihave never seen someone go so white as he did when that primerblasted in his face. Seriously the look of someone who thought he was dead.
Incredibly stupid in any case, but extremely dumb in a place where everyone was packing.