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Man With Gun Seen at Gun Store
A passerby in Portland, Ore., called police to alert them that a man standing outside a store “was holding a gun and looked ‘nervous and sweaty,’ ” Pete Simpson, a spokesman for Portland’s finest tells the Oregonian:
Area residents reported seeing officers surround the shop and set up a perimeter with assault rifles drawn. But police quickly realized the “suspicious” man was there to sell a gun. They left without issuing any citations, Simpson said.
The store in question is called The Gun Room:
“The police response was appropriate,” Simpson said. “If you thought someone was robbing a gun shop, you’re going to show up with guns.”
At least they didn’t bring a knife to a gunfight.
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