"Automatic machine guns" @ Portland Plaid Pantry

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Men with automatic machine guns rob Portland Plaid Pantry
by Teresa Blackman

Posted on January 12, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Updated today at 3:32 PM

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PORTLAND – Two men terrified a Plaid Pantry clerk in Southeast Portland by pointing an automatic machine gun and demanding money from the cash register.

One of the suspects was described as a white man in his early 20's, standing about 6' tall and weighing around 180 pounds. He had brown hair and a trimmed beard. He was wearing a dark jacket, red shirt, gray stocking cap, blue jeans, and black shoes.

The other suspect was also a white man, standing about 5'6" tall and weighing around 130 pounds. He was wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, a white cloth rag with eye holes cut out, blue jeans and brown tennis shoes.

The robbery occurred just after 4 a.m. on Friday, December 18 at the Plaid Pantry located at 2429 Southeast 26th Avenue in Portland.

Crime Stoppers officers were hoping that the surveillance video, combined with a cash reward of up to $1,000 will draw out some sort of tip that leads to an arrest in the case.

Anyone who wants to leave a tip can call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP (4357), leave a tip online


I wonder how they could tell the firearms were autos?

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[MarkSBG]

All black firearms are full auto. Duh! Everyone knows that!!

 

[matt_w]

$20 says that if they ever find them, they ended up being airsoft guns.

 

[chase]

I don't know, but saying there automatic machine guns is a precise description. If they could afford a truly automatic machine gun, legal or illegal I do not think they would be robbing a convince store.

I guess say there "Automatic machine guns" instead of everything being an "AK-47" in the news world just to mix it up.

 

[matt_w]

Here's a picture of the gun.

 

[Wallygator]

And to think, I thought all "machine guns" were "automatic"


wg

 

[itgoesboom]

Who wants to bet that it's airsoft?

 

[Trlsmn]

Here's a picture of the gun.

The fact that he is following trigger control safety procedure is quite interesting!

 

[ORBrit]

It's too easy for "journalists" to alter the truth.
Even in the headline, it says "Men with automatic machine guns". To me that implies there were multiple men with more than 1 weapon between them.
Then the story itself says "an automatic machine gun".

Unfortunately most folks won't even care about the details.

This site has more feedback comments...
http://southeastportland.katu.com/c...atic-machine-gun-police-need-help-id-suspects

This one says it's the officers that described it as an automatic machine gun...
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[clearconscience]

Yeah that looks like an MP5 or GSG-5, but more than likely it's an airsoft.

You would think the Police would know better.

Those aren't too easy to come by. Well the MP5 anyway.

 

[BillM]

Who wants to bet that it's airsoft?

Sure--I'll bet that it is. You want to bet against me?

But what is is supposed to be? MP5? Czech Scorpion? Not a lot of
curved skinny mag subguns out there---real or airsoft.

 

[PhysicsGuy]

 

[huntpotter]

Looks like an airsoft, or a squirt gun painted black.

Closest real gun it looks like it could possibly be is a Tec-9, or a cz-scorpion, gsg-5 pistol.

How would the reporter know if it was full auto? Did he go off and dump a 32 round clip, full auto? That would be so funny if it turns out to be an airsoft gun, and they reported that it is a machine gun.

These liberal media types are so stupid. Any time there is a shooting, they put up a graphic of an AK-47, behind the reporter, with Big "SHOOTING" slogan. So the non-gun owner people are lied to and brainwashed into thinking that every ak-47 should be banned, because that is what people in the streets keep getting shot with.

Reality is, criminals in the streets, usually use a Davis .22, or a cheap revolver, or beat up old sawed off shotgun, usually stolen. So I would like to see the reporters put up a graphic of a chrome plated, Jennings .22, with pearl grips, that would be more like it.

 

[ORBrit]

Not sure if it's just the liberal media though - looks like they just got their info from the crimestoppers site that says it was an automatic machine gun..

 

[chiefchip]

The fact that he is following trigger control safety procedure is quite interesting!

I was about to say the same thing, he has a little experience

 

[matt_w]

Looks like an SP89 with an extended magazine (to hold more airsoft pellets)

 

[.45's and .38's]

The fact that he is following trigger control safety procedure is quite interesting!

I think it is a tech 22. Looks like a 1022 mag

 

[Newcastle]

Who care if it's airsoft, flare gun, pellet gun, or real gun, point is he robbed the store armed. If you go on an airplane holding a bag of dog crap and say it's bomb, then it's a bomb.

 

[BillM]

Tec-22? Don't think so---the magazine doesn't look like it curves enough.

SP 89 with a longer magazine for more pellets? We may have a winner!

http://www.dentrinity.com/shop/CLcomplete.htm#89

You would think that in this day and age security cameras would have
better resolution.

 

[coctailer]

Not a real gun.

Good trigger control.