One traveling armed robber from Chicago learned things are a whole lot different in Florida when the clerk pulled his own gun. Let’s get it on! Unfortunately, the surveillance clip doesn’t have audio.
Clerk pulls his own gun
It’s crystal clear that this story comes from a Republican jurisdiction and the clerk is a big fan of Second Amendment rights. It happened in Florida, where they have Sheriffs who say things like “blast that intruder first, then call 911 to collect the body.”
If you only wound the criminal, it still makes things easier when the cops arrive. Please practice good gun control and don’t fire toward neighbors.
According to a report from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, on September 9, an attempted armed robbery took a surprise twist. The awkward exchange caught on security video clearly shows the would-be assailant calmly sauntering into a convenience store on North Pace Boulevard in Pensacola.
He strolled right in with what appears to be a shotgun. He browses his eyes over the merchandise waiting for the clerk to appear. He thought he was in control until then.
When the clerk came out, he was packing heat of his own, off camera. That put a crimp in the robber’s plans but he was smart enough not to escalate things. The employee “had watched him arm himself before entering the store.” That was the cue to grab his own weapon.
“Seconds later, when he sees the employee return, he freezes.” It seems that the “employee returned to the counter holding his own gun toward the befuddled attempted robber.”
Non-threatening reason
It’s cool man, I’m from Chicago. At that point, local outlets report, “the suspect is heard trying to come up with a non-threatening reason he brought a shotgun into a convenience store.” He thinks fast on his feet, that’s for sure.
“I don’t mean no harm,” he told the clerk. “I’m just not from around here. I’m from Chicago.” Around his neighborhood, everyone carries a shotgun with them to go shopping.
“The man then slowly walks out, cautiously watching the clerk over his shoulder. No purchase was made during the encounter.” The sheriff’s office was glad to see that and made note of it in his report.
Things would be a lot worse for him if he had made the slightest threatening move. “Thankfully, he decides that it is not the time for a robbery.”
Police soon dutifully arrested the 32-year-old suspect in nearby Santa Rosa County. “He was found in possession of the Benelli shotgun seen in the store.”
The unnamed traveling bandit was charged with “openly carrying a prohibited weapon and attempted robbery with a firearm.” They put his bail at “$100,000 for the attempted robbery with a firearm charge.“