Police: Store video catches 11-year-old boy, 4 teens stealing guns in shop near Philadelphia

[WriteDown]

Source: AP

PHILADELPHIA - An 11-year-old boy joined four teens in a late-night gun shop heist that netted 15 firearms — then boarded a city bus for the trip home, police said.

A passer-by alerted authorities to the burglary late Monday at the Suburban Armory store in Collingdale, a Philadelphia suburb, police said. Two teen suspects were arrested at a pizza parlor and two others leaving a nearby bus stop. Officers shut down traffic in the area and found the 11-year-old Philadelphia boy on board a bus.

A security camera caught the boy in action, Collingdale Police Chief Robert Adams said Wednesday.

"We can see the youngest one, the 11-year-old, at the gun store taking guns," Adams said. "It's amazing that an 11-year-old kid would think of being involved in something like that.".....

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11?????????? Seriously, 11?????????????

[Kutjara]

1. No doubt he just needs it for personal protection.

In case someone tries to swipe his lunch money, dontcha know?

Hey, he has the right to bear arms, too! The Constitution doesn't put an age limit on it. It's just those gun grabber state legislatures that are keeping guns out of the hands of law-abiding children, forcing them to steal.

:sarcasm:

[Kolesar]

2. I thought guns were supposed to prevent crime...eom

[WriteDown]

5. He didn't need a gun to commit the crime....

the stealing of the gun was the crime.

[stillcool]

3. Maybe he goes to one of those schools...

where the teachers are packing heat?

[slackmaster]

4. Kudos to the police for catching these hooligans

I hope they get locked up for a long, long time.

/thread

[JonQ]

6. Hmm. . .

criminals stole guns, clearly the response is to take guns away from law-abiding gun owners, that will stop these hooligans dead in their tracks.