Got this as an e-mail today, anyone heard this before?

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The following is a mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington. It appeared to be the robber's first (and last), due to his lack of a previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:

1. His target was H&J Leather & Firearms, A gun shop specializing in handguns.

2. The shop was full of customers - firearms customers.

3. To enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door.

4. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter, having coffee before work. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and fired a few wild shots from a .22 target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, the police officer with a 9mm Glock 17, the clerk with a .50 Desert Eagle, assisted by several customers who also drew their guns, several of whom also 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 in the exchange of fire. Here we are at the beginning of March and we already may have the 2005 winner of the Darwin Award. This guy is going to be hard to beat.

 

That is actually out of one of the Darwin Awards books. I read like three of 'em. What a retard.

 

Damn that's awesome.

 

Sweet!

 

Hmm, it reference 2005, but I think its much older then that. I've heard it so many times, I'm starting to think its not real.

 

Real or not, that's an entertaining story!

I think the only person that can sucessfully hold up a firearms store is Arnold in the Terminator.

 

And in Commando he was smart enough to just smash-and-grab after hours.