Oops! Gun used in burglary not quite functional...

[Preacherman]

From the Kentucky Post, 04/14/2004 (http://www.kypost.com/2004/04/14/burg041404.html):

Burglar with toothless gun chased off

By Jeanne Houck
Post staff reporter

Covington police said a man chased a burglar out of his home Tuesday afternoon after noticing that the gun the burglar was using to threaten him had no barrel.

Police said the burglar walked into the home through an unlocked side door about 3:15 p.m.

The man, whom police would identify only as a resident of the 600 block of Bakewell Street, didn't notice the missing barrel until after he'd already handed over $180 when the burglar demanded money, officers said. After he left, the resident called police.

Officers closed off several streets south of Fifth Street for a couple of hours as they searched for the burglar. A few chased the suspect but lost him. Officers, however, did find clothing and pieces of a gun they believe the burglar discarded.

Police describe the burglar as a tall, slim, black man in his 30s with facial hair.

 

[Beetle Bailey]

Hmmm. . .is it still assault with a deadly weapon if a burglar points a gun at you but not the barrel?

Officers, however, did find clothing and pieces of a gun they believe the burglar discarded.

Did the gun simply fall apart in his hands?

 

[strambo]

It must have had MIM parts I'm sure it was properly assembled to begin with! .......Because according to the VPC criminals are much more effective with guns than mere law abiding citizens.