Police in Florida are investigating a brazen smash-and-grab robbery of a gun store, in which a mob of masked thugs rammed their way in with a car and made off with at least 40 weapons.
The robbery at the Tampa Arms Co. occurred around 3am Tuesday. CCTV footage from inside the store shows a truck smashing through the front of the business, before at swarm of burglars jump out and ransack the place.
Among the stolen inventory was Glock handguns, shotguns and AR-15 assault-style rifles.
The CCTV shows the majority of the thieves in masks or hoodies, however some faces were faintly captured on the cameras.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, along with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, issued a joint reward of $10,000 for information.
[IMGzoom=90http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/12/01/17/3AEF00F300000578-3991258-image-a-76_1480614369259.jpg[/IMGzoom] http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/...0614369259.jpg Photos online show the arsenal that was kept inside the store. Here is a display of handguns
The large-scale robbery was the third such this year in the Tampa area.
In October 2015, thieves smashed through an exterior concrete wall to at Shooting Sports on North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa and stole 42 handguns, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Four men - all brothers - were arrested and charged in connection with the burglary.
Then in March, burglars broke through the wall of the Grey Wolf Armory in Wesley Chapel, and made off with 30 handguns, two rifles and a sniper rifle, according to the newspaper.
liberals are really getting out of control with their anti gun activism. hope the owners can recuperate their losses they took at the hands of this gang of leftys
