Jesse James of the Old West robbed banks but no citizen stopped him & gang even tho there were no gun laws then (to my knowledge). I find this strange that the citizens did not stop him or other robbers of the era.
Banks, in general, were not popular with the Citizenry back then. They were, at best, considered a necessary evil. most bankers were regarded as crooks. However they are cases where the Citizenry made sure that their town bank was the last one that bunch of robbers robbed. I believe that the Dalton Gang met its demise after successfully robbing a bank. They got the money, but when they went out in the street that is where their troubles begin. And ended. They went from the street to Boot Hill.
That is not entirely true. The James gang was also part of the Dalton gang. There was a time when the Dalton gang tried to rob a bank in a town. The word got out while it was happening and a lot if it’s citizens pulled out their firearms and shot at least half of the gang before they could get out of town.
Have you ever heard of Northfield, Minnesota?
Remember the Jesse James disaster at Northfield? They were shot to pieces by the citizens.
And the same for the Daltons at Coffeeville KS.
The Al Spencer gang shot up in Arkansas.
Henry Starr, who robbed more banks than anyone at that time, shot in Stroud, OK, went to prison, then met his demise in Harrison Ark.