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Hard head, fast draw.(Alaskan Guns and Ammo's robbery case)(Brief article)
The fact that proprietors of gun shops are often inclined to be armed while at work was driven home to three teenagers when they attempted to rob Alaskan Guns and Ammo in Fairbanks on February 8.
The three young men apparently put some thought into the execution of their robbery plan--but not enough. They entered the store and began speaking with the store's owner, 62-year-old Stevan Smith, about hunting. "As soon as Smith turned his back on one of them, he was struck with what felt like a hammer," reported the News-Miner.
In actuality, one of the youths had hit Smith in the head with a crowbar that he had ...
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