I'll be watching you guys closely.

 

News Article

 

A 64-year-old man was choked until he became unconscious during a Friday evening robbery at a Laurel gun shop, state police said.

 

It happened about 6:55 p.m. at the Southern Delaware Shooters Gun Store on Sussex Highway when the bandit asked to have a knife sharpened, said police Cpl. Bruce Harris.

 

When the employee turned his back, the bandit grabbed him by the throat and began choking him. The victim’s hands and feet were bound with electrical tape when he regained consciousness.

 

The thief took an undisclosed number of handguns, shotguns and rifles, Harrris said.

 

He is 5-feet 7-inches to 5-feet 8-inches tall with a medium build and wearing a heavy jacket.

 

Call police at 856-5850, ext. 213 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 with information.

They couldn't do a little better with the perps description?

Maybe the actor will try and dump them in NJ. It would be nice if ATF gives dealers within a 50 mile radius a list of the stolen firearms, but that'll never happen.

 

 

Where's Bloomberg? Was this a Gunshow? Gunshows are evil... This perp was probably missunderstood...

Maybe the actor will try and dump them in NJ. It would be nice if ATF gives dealers within a 50 mile radius a list of the stolen firearms, but that'll never happen.

 

They normally do not do this? That is sad They seem more than willing to contact or go to FFLs to request 4473s in investigations but not give notice for something like this?

I've never seen a list sent to dealers or the police.

That's because it has nothing to do with catching the perp, it all has to do with grandstanding.

Damn. Even 7-11 has surveillance video, and who really gives a crap if someone steals a Slurpee? Convenience stores have drop safes anyway - what's the most you could get out of a convenience store these days, maybe a few hundred $$?

 

My local gunstore always has 2 guys (employee and owner) in there, I never considered that it was a security measure.

So much for information sharing Post 9/11 as the 9-11 Commission suggested. The FBI, CIA and DHS are getting better at sharing information, but the weak link is still the ATF and the local / county / state PD's. From the crowd I have run with and associate with, if you fail to meet the standards of most government LE / Security agencies, the ATF is the last resort. I get daily news updates from ATF, DOJ, DHS and FBI, it seems that the majority of ATF news is not related to the A or the T or the F and their lines are starting to blur with the DEA's.

That same place was Robbed on Jan 14

 

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110128/NEWS01/110128014/Police-3-linked-to-more-armed-robberies-in-Sussex-County

I guess the gun store owner never took any self defense classes. I used to teach self defense and it's possible to get out of a choke fairly easily unless the attacker is substantially larger than you. But according to the description he really wasn't.

Don't rule out an arranged robbery...what if a gang offered him an insane amount of money to stage the event and make off with some goodies? Most of our biggest robberies when I worked at the bank or another international company had insider involvement.

 

Any signs of a struggle? Electrical tape...come on. Either this guy is a complete idiot, a push over, or he is not being completely honest here. How often are perp's kind enough to gently choke you out? It takes too much time, blunt force trauma to the noggin or a solid beating is faster and more common. These perps must be kinder gentler types.

I saw 23 people that matched their description at the supermarket earlier this morning and I'm currently on the phone with crimestoppers. Might have to beat a confesion out of one of them.

I saw 23 people that matched their description at the supermarket earlier this morning and I'm currently on the phone with crimestoppers. Might have to beat a confesion out of one of them.

If you see them buying more electrical tape, I'd subdue them until police arrive.