[DogByte6RER]

Too bad we can't bring back those "good ole days" and just shoot these carjackers and criminals fleeing the law in stolen vehicles.

Nowadays, fleeing from the cops in a stolen car will guarantee a thug his 15 minutes of fame on the 6:00 evening news.

I remember once reading that the Texas and Louisiana officers took out Bonnie and Clyde with Tommy guns. That must have been a hoot!

[DogByte6RER]

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[Borges]

[rhombus]

They set up a trap for them using someone they knew. Then teh cops filled the car and them with an immense amount of lead.

It was interesting how Bonnie and Clyde were made into folk heroes in the sixties by a hit song and a movie. Even then...what was Hollywood thinking?

[Clemenza]

The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (Merle Haggard)

Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe
Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away
They both robbed and killed until both of them died
So goes the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde.

The poems that she wrote of the life that they led
Told of the lawmen left dying or dead
Some say that Clyde made her life a shame
But the legend made Bonnie the head of the game.

The rampage grew wilder with each passing day
The odds growing smaller with each get-a-way
With the end growing closer the harder they fought
With blood on their hands they were bound to get caught.

They drove back from town on one bright summer day
When a man they befriended stepped out in the way
With no thought of dyin’ they pulled to the side
But death lay there waiting for Bonnie and Clyde.

Two years or runnin’ was ended that day
For robbin’ and killin’ they both had to pay
But we’ll always remember how they lived and died
So goes the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde.

[KeyLargo]

Where is the death car now? I saw the car on display a few years ago at Primm. Primm Valley Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada. The car was originally obtained by the owners of Whiskey Pete's in 1988 for $250,000. The infamous "Death Car" was an attraction in their lobby, along with other Bonnie & Clyde relics, including the bulletriddled shirt worn by Clyde Barrow on the day that he was killed. Website: http://texashideout.tripod.com/warrencar.html

[Dumpster Baby]

I bet that was LOUD, for a little while....

[Atlas Sneezed]

And just a little more than a month later, the National Firearms Act of 1934 (which effectively banned machine guns by adding a $200 transfer) was enacted.

Coincidence?

[DogByte6RER]

"I remember once reading that the Texas and Louisiana officers took out Bonnie and Clyde with Tommy guns."

[PzLdr]

BARs, semi-auto [Remington, I believe] rifles, Thompsons...everything but the kitchen sink.

[SunkenCiv]

a life of crime

...which only lasted two years, thankfully.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Old Teufel Hunden]

I remember once reading that the Texas and Louisiana officers took out Bonnie and Clyde with Tommy guns. That must have been a hoot!”

Actually, the main weapon that the Texas and Lousiana police officers used in that ambush was Clyde Barrow’s favorite weapon. The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). It brought extreme pain down upon it’s victims .30 calibers at a time.

Mitt Romney could take a few tips from his fellow Mormon John Browning..