Window Pains
Friday, November 6th, 2009 • Filed under Guns • 6 Comments
Normally, there is nothing funny about a deadly drive-by shooting, even if the plot is botched. Notice that I said normally.
An attempted drive-by shooting was stopped when the shooter forgot to roll down his window, according to CityPages.
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Under the Gun
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 • Filed under At-Large, Guns, Robberies • 6 Comments
You shouldn’t take what doesn’t belong to you, especially if you’re using it to take something that doesn’t belong to you.
A restaurant employee who wrestled a gun away from his attacker got the attacker pleading for him to give the gun back to him because it didn’t belong to him, according to WSOCTV.com.
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Son of a Gun
Friday, September 18th, 2009 • Filed under Drugs, Guns • Comment
Guns and drugs don’t mix. In fact, soccer cleats and space walks go together better.
A guy applying for a handgun license got busted for drug possession at the same time, according to the Paladium Item.
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Shoot to Serve
Friday, July 31st, 2009 • Filed under Guns • 4 Comments
Working at a restaurant must be hard. There are so many nuisances you have to deal with everyday: the unruly customers, the physical demands, the armed and dangerous floor manager.
The manager of an IHOP reportedly used the threat of gunfire to motivate his staff, according to the Asbury Park Press.
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Jerk in the Box
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 • Filed under Corrupt Cops, Guns • 2 Comments
Why would anyone eat fast food? Better yet, why would anyone want it faster? If it tastes that bad fast, imagine what it’s like when you’re doing a rush job of it.
One cop in Denver didn’t care how long it took evidenced by the gun he pulled on a clerk because they weren’t filling his order fast enough, according to the Denver Post.
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Bat Beats Toy
Friday, July 10th, 2009 • Filed under Guns, Robberies • Comment
Never bring a toy gun to a bat fight.
A man who tried to rob a store with a fake gun was chased off by a clerk with a very real cricket bat, according to the AP.
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Number Dumb…With a Bullet
Friday, March 20th, 2009 • Filed under Guns • 1 Comment
Guns and courthouses don’t mix. Just like fire and dynamite, Pop Rocks and Waffles and strip clubs and first dates.
A woman who turned up for court to face assault and theft charges also got weapon charges tacked on to her record, according to the .
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A Not-So-Capitol Idea
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 • Filed under Guns, Other • 4 Comments
People who go out of their way to make a threat against a political leader known to people who have the ability to throw you in jail is stupid. Not knowing your basic civics at the same time is the topper.
One man learned that the President doesn’t actually work in the Capitol building the hard way, according to CNN.
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