Burglary at AM Shooting Supply, Damascus

[joppaj]

Montgomery County Maryland

Never heard of the place, but same thing we've seen before with a car into the building.

 

[Muleskinner]

And i'm guessing the business owner will be the villain in the People's republic of Moron county...

 

[Stoveman]

So that's why I just got a robo call from the ATF, never heard of the joint.

 

[Abagnale]

Same way they tried to hit Engage until Andy stopped them.....

 

[sxs]

So that's why I just got a robo call from the ATF, never heard of the joint.

Got that call too. I was considering a thread to see if anyone knew who was burglarized. I never heard of 'em either.

 

[SummitCnty]

Believe they are in a small shopping center behind the Starbucks.

 

[Brickman301]

Believe they are in a small shopping center behind the Starbucks.

Correct. I’ve stopped by there a few times. Nice little shop. I’ve bought some ammo from him, as he has good prices on ammo. From my memory, it would be easy to drive right through the front of the building, as there were no barriers out front. Sad to hear about things like this.

 

[TheBert]

Believe they are in a small shopping center behind the Starbucks.

Just south of the Beauty Spot.

 

[teratos]

Just south of the Beauty Spot.

Do you think about stopping there on your way home from The Beauty Spot?

 

[TheBert]

Do you think about stopping there on your way home from The Beauty Spot?

The Beauty Spot in Damascus is a county public works site that allowed local residents to drop of their junk rather than have to drive down to Rockville to the big transfer station. It is colloquially known as the Beauty Spot by the locals, which I used to be one.

 

[teratos]

The Beauty Spot in Damascus is a county public works site that allowed local residents to drop of their junk rather than have to drive down to Rockville to the big transfer station. It is colloquially known as the Beauty Spot by the locals, which I used to be one.

lol. That didn’t go well for my funny bone.

 

[TheBert]

lol. That didn’t go well for my funny bone.

The gun store in Damascus used to be a "video" store. The part of Montgomery County that didn't have on or off premises alcohol when I lived there had a well stocked video store behind the curtain.

 

[LAC_MD]

Thieves crash car into gun store, steal firearms and ammo

Montgomery County police are investigating a smash-and-grab robbery at AM Shooting Supply early Sunday morning.

www.wusa9.com

 

[outrider58]

Correct. I’ve stopped by there a few times. Nice little shop. I’ve bought some ammo from him, as he has good prices on ammo. From my memory, it would be easy to drive right through the front of the building, as there were no barriers out front. Sad to hear about things like this.

It is a nice shop. I ran a gun transfer through there with a MDS member.

 

[SummitCnty]

The gun store in Damascus used to be a "video" store. The part of Montgomery County that didn't have on or off premises alcohol when I lived there had a well stocked video store behind the curtain.

I think today they only have one place that sells alcohol on premise and still no off premises sales.

 

[gtodave]

Not a peep about this on the local Fox news this morning. Odd.

 

[Dogmeat]

Hell, I was just in there on Friday. Small shop, but the owner is a very nice guy and an IWLA member at Damascus (Wildlife Achievement Chapter). My brother has done several transfers through there.

I hope they catch the miscreants that did this. Damascus has gone down hill for a while (I've been here since '87) but the decline accelerated since they built the Damascus Projects behind the Post Office, but there were a lot of problems brewing in the apartment complex near there over the years.

 

[Mike1690]

Sorry to hear about this. I know the owner. Nice guy. Hopefully, they get back up and running soon.

 

[joppaj]

Understanding that the man has a lot on his plate right now, but once he's back in business maybe one of you locals can tell him about us. An IP with good ammo prices will find friends here.

 

[tallen702]

Understanding that the man has a lot on his plate right now, but once he's back in business maybe one of you locals can tell him about us. An IP with good ammo prices will find friends here.

I've mentioned it to him before. I've bought a few guns from him (1911, Sig P365X) and plenty of ammo. He's taken reasonable security measures as there's a cage across the front to the store (inside), but the plaza itself doesn't have any bollards in place, so the car smash and grab was the easy way for the thieves.