This seems to be the latest craze. Colorado just had a similar incident.
The website has a picture of the BIG hole those bozos made.
http://www.freep.com/news/locway/laney27_20000627.htm
Thieves ram through the wall of a gun store, but take little
Weapons were in safe; $20, ammunition lost
June 27, 2000
BY SUZETTE HACKNEY
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
The thieves assaulted the guard dogs before using a truck or van to ram through the brick building. They ransacked the shop on Detroit's east side, making off with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a cash register that held only $20.
What the thieves took could have been much worse, said General Laney. The longtime Detroit gun dealer said he is smart enough to lock his guns in a safe.
Burglaries at Laney Gun Supply, in the 4700 block of Chene, have taught him not to give thieves the chance to take guns.
Early Monday morning, the thieves were looking for that opportunity, police said. Someone used a truck or van to crash through a wall of the shop. They ransacked the place before stealing the cash register and ammunition for 9mm semiautomatic pistols and .38-caliber handguns. They seemed to be looking for more, police said.
Laney, who hired a handful of men to help repair the damage Monday, said he is upset about his two Dobermans, who had served as guard dogs. The dogs appeared to have been subdued by a chemical sprayed into their faces. They were also bruised around the head.
Laney, who is also the owner of Motor City Sports in Detroit, was one of three men charged with gun sale violations in June 1999. The criminal charges came after Detroit and Wayne County law enforcement officials discovered, in an undercover sting, that guns were being bought for minors and felons at area stores. The sting was conducted to bolster evidence for a civil suit against gun dealers and makers. The city and county filed the suit last year, seeking $400 million to cover the cost of gun violence.
Laney was charged with a misdemeanor for attempting to sell a firearm to a minor. His trial is pending. If convicted, he faces a 90-day jail term.
Police said a man with a gun permit accompanied an 18-year-old to one of Laney's gun shops. The adult made it clear that the gun -- a 9mm semiautomatic pistol -- was being bought for the teen.
"First, I'm charged because of that lawsuit, and now this," said Laney, an outspoken opponent of gun-control measures. When asked how he would protect his store in the future, Laney said: "I'm just going to reload my Uzi."
Contact SUZETTE HACKNEY at 313-222-6672 or hackney@freepress.com.
The website has a picture of the BIG hole those bozos made.
http://www.freep.com/news/locway/laney27_20000627.htm
Thieves ram through the wall of a gun store, but take little
Weapons were in safe; $20, ammunition lost
June 27, 2000
BY SUZETTE HACKNEY
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
The thieves assaulted the guard dogs before using a truck or van to ram through the brick building. They ransacked the shop on Detroit's east side, making off with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a cash register that held only $20.
What the thieves took could have been much worse, said General Laney. The longtime Detroit gun dealer said he is smart enough to lock his guns in a safe.
Burglaries at Laney Gun Supply, in the 4700 block of Chene, have taught him not to give thieves the chance to take guns.
Early Monday morning, the thieves were looking for that opportunity, police said. Someone used a truck or van to crash through a wall of the shop. They ransacked the place before stealing the cash register and ammunition for 9mm semiautomatic pistols and .38-caliber handguns. They seemed to be looking for more, police said.
Laney, who hired a handful of men to help repair the damage Monday, said he is upset about his two Dobermans, who had served as guard dogs. The dogs appeared to have been subdued by a chemical sprayed into their faces. They were also bruised around the head.
Laney, who is also the owner of Motor City Sports in Detroit, was one of three men charged with gun sale violations in June 1999. The criminal charges came after Detroit and Wayne County law enforcement officials discovered, in an undercover sting, that guns were being bought for minors and felons at area stores. The sting was conducted to bolster evidence for a civil suit against gun dealers and makers. The city and county filed the suit last year, seeking $400 million to cover the cost of gun violence.
Laney was charged with a misdemeanor for attempting to sell a firearm to a minor. His trial is pending. If convicted, he faces a 90-day jail term.
Police said a man with a gun permit accompanied an 18-year-old to one of Laney's gun shops. The adult made it clear that the gun -- a 9mm semiautomatic pistol -- was being bought for the teen.
"First, I'm charged because of that lawsuit, and now this," said Laney, an outspoken opponent of gun-control measures. When asked how he would protect his store in the future, Laney said: "I'm just going to reload my Uzi."
Contact SUZETTE HACKNEY at 313-222-6672 or hackney@freepress.com.
