Friday, June 18, 2010

God's Own Pistol Caliber Dead Goblin...

It's Dead Goblin #45!

Atlanta tattoo shop owner kills would-be robber
The owner of an Atlanta tattoo parlor killed a would-be robber during a Tuesday evening confrontation in which at least 15 shots were fired, police said.

The attempted holdup occurred about 6 p.m. at West End Tattoo on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, near Peeples Street.

Mistake #1: Attempting to rob a tattoo parlor. I'd put "tattoo parlor" just slightly below "gun shop" on the list of "places not to rob".

Mistake #2: Giving the owner enough time to get to his gun.
The owner, who had a 9mm handgun, fatally shot one suspect. "The other two armed suspects fled the business on foot and remain at large," said Sgt. Curtis Davenport, a police spokesman.
Pro-tip: Look for the two guys with big brown streaks in their tidy whiteys...

Dead Goblin Count: 45

That is all.

6 comments:

ZerCool said...

Item the first: what's the goofy Chevy ad doing in the middle of your blockquote? :)

Item the second: when I got my first tattoo, it was evening, and the shop was on the fringes of a pretty rough section of town. The tattoo artist was puttering around getting things ready, and locked the front door since I was the last customer of the day.

Then he pulled his pistol out of a drawer, checked the chamber, and laid it on the counter next to us. "Just in case," he says...

Jay G said...

Goofy ad was in the coding that was copy-and-pasted from the article. That's what I get for blogging during VC...

I've been in a few tattoo parlors in my time (haven't gotten ink yet, but it's coming). None of them looked like "target rich" environments for hold-ups...

Ross said...

Uh... dude, G-d's own pistol caliber is .45ACP, NOT the Europellet.

Jay G said...

Ross...

It's dead goblin NUMBER 45. Not what the goblin was shot with...

Dixie said...

The dead guy's lucky the shop owner didn't tackle him and shank him with the tattoo pen.

Also, as far as gun shops vs tattoo parlors, in my area there's a combination pawn shop - gun shop - tattoo parlor. The government could store gold there-- it's *that* safe.

ZerCool said...

None of them looked like "target rich" environments for hold-ups...

And that's where you're mistaken!

Inking is very expensive for good work - I've got two, either of which can be covered by one hand, and together they're nearly five bills driven into my dermis.

It's also very much a cash business. I'm sure there are people who pay for ink with a credit card, somewhere ... but other than gambling, I can't imagine anything else being more cash-focused.

So, a good day at the shop, and a single artist might be sitting on a couple thou' in cash. A multi-artist shop could easily be sitting on 10k or more.

(I'd never really considered it before you said that, actually.)m