A .30 cal M1 carbine? Not your best bank robbing weapon. Too easy for someone to grab and take it away from you. I wish someone had taken it away from him and put 2 into him with his own gun.
How stupid are these morons with their pants down to their ass?
Actually, let’s think this through. The .30 carbine is a one handed gun. A hand gun with something that you could call rifle power. You CAN shoot the bugger with one hand, with reasonable accuracy. It has a huge intimidation factor if you put on a 30 round clip. Now it looks like an evil “assault rifle.” (try to shoot an ak one handed, not a good idea)
Yes, the bullet is anemic, but in a bank robber situation, its a little more effective than a 9mm, plus it holds lots more bang stuff.
In the hands of a “qualified” individual, someone who knew how to use it, it would have been a whole nuther story.
But by wearing those baggies, somehow I don’t think our perp was terribly qualified.