{"id":76196,"date":"2017-07-03T16:10:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T20:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=76196"},"modified":"2017-07-03T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:04:28","slug":"brooklyn-robber-tries-knock-off-gun-store-pepper-spray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/brooklyn-robber-tries-knock-off-gun-store-pepper-spray\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Robber Gets Shot Trying to Knock Off Gun Store with Pepper Spray"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_76197\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pepper-spray.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"brooklyn-robber-tries-knock-off-gun-store-pepper-spray\" title=\"Brooklyn Robber Gets Shot Trying to Knock Off Gun Store with Pepper Spray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76197\" title=\"Brooklyn Robber Gets Shot Trying to Knock Off Gun Store with Pepper Spray\" class=\"wp-image-76197 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pepper-spray-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Brooklyn Robber Gets Shot Trying to Knock Off Gun Store with Pepper Spray\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pepper-spray-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pepper-spray-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pepper-spray.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-76197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police investigating the incident at DF Brothers Sports Center in Brooklyn. (<em>Todd Maisel\/New York Daily News<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s tough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/graphic-video-depicts-fatal-justice-gun-store-robber\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"brooklyn-robber-tries-knock-off-gun-store-pepper-spray\" title=\"Brooklyn Robber Gets Shot Trying to Knock Off Gun Store with Pepper Spray\">rob a gun store during broad daylight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s even more difficult to do it wielding nothing but pepper spray, a construction uniform, and a mid-to-low IQ.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s exactly what one would-be robber attempted last week in Brooklyn, and he quickly discovered that, even in New York, gun store owners won\u2019t hesitate to return force with force.<\/p>\n<p>A man dressed as a construction worker entered DF Brother\u2019s Sportscenter in Brooklyn, New York, around 10:55 a.m. last Wednesday and asked to \u201csee the guns,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/wounded-crook-bolts-store-article-1.3285522\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"brooklyn-robber-tries-knock-off-gun-store-pepper-spray\" title=\"Brooklyn Robber Gets Shot Trying to Knock Off Gun Store with Pepper Spray\">New York Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When the owner of the store, 60-year-old Frank Taormina, asked to see the man\u2019s gun license, the suspect drew a can of pepper spray, sprayed Taormina in the face, and smashed the gun case with a sledgehammer.<\/p>\n<p>He was about to leave with two handguns when Taormina, fighting the effects of the pepper spray, fired two rounds in the man\u2019s direction, hitting him at least once. The would-be robber dropped the guns and fled, and police are still searching for the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Police told the Daily News that they found a blood trail that they believe was left by the suspect. They\u2019re canvassing local hospitals for anyone who has checked in with gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>No charges are expected to be filed against Taormina, as he was defending himself and his pistol permit is in order, police said.<\/p>\n<p>New York state law also allows store owners to have a firearm on their premises and use it to defend their business as long as the weapon is legally purchased, never removed from the shop and the store owner has the appropriate city licenses, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>New York State \u2013 and New York City in particular \u2013 is well known for its restrictive gun laws. DF Brother\u2019s Sportscenter is one of the last remaining firearms dealers in the city, according to the Daily News.<\/p>\n<p>Many gun shops saw a dramatic drop in sales after the passage of New York\u2019s infamous SAFE Act, according to a 2015 report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/news\/2015\/01\/22\/jackson-gun-shop-closes-amid-regulation-trouble\/22170727\/?utm_medium=%5B%27referral%27%5D&amp;utm_source=%5B%27t.co%27%5D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"brooklyn-robber-tries-knock-off-gun-store-pepper-spray\" title=\"Brooklyn Robber Gets Shot Trying to Knock Off Gun Store with Pepper Spray\">Democrat and Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some owners decided to move their businesses out of state, while others had to close up shop entirely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The SAFE Act killed us in terms of business,&#8221; Kordell Jackson, owner of Jackson Guns and Ammo Shop, told the Chronicle. &#8220;It was very difficult with sales and regulations with transferring and obtaining firearms, so I decided to close up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The SAFE Act was the straw that broke the camel&#8217;s back,\u201d said Ryan Farnung Handgun Manager for Beikirch Ammunition. &#8220;Sales dropped off almost entirely in 2013, and 2014 wasn&#8217;t a great year either.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The suspect in last week\u2019s incident was described as white or Hispanic and was last seen wearing a black cap, black T-shirt, khaki pants and sunglasses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s tough to rob a gun store during broad daylight. 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