“We’re in the Waffle House on Reilly Road, and there’s a guy who’s trying to rob here, and he has a really big gun,” the woman told the 911 dispatcher.Brooks said, however, that he immediately realized the AK-47 the would-be robber was brandishing wasn’t real.
“This thing was wood almost all the way up to the end of the barrel. No trigger guard, no trigger,” he said. “All the working parts were missing, so I just told the girls, ‘Don’t give him anything. That’s a fake gun.'”
“Well, I’m for real,” the robber said as he swung around and pointed the weapon at Brooks.”
I showed him how real I was,” Brooks said Friday with a chuckle. “I hit him in the nose with my cane.
“The two then engaged in a bizarre duel, using a cane and a phony firearm.
Source: Vietnam vet foils Waffle House robbery with cane :: WRAL.com
You just don’t mess with old people, they lack patience and kill you quick.
Here is to you Mr. Brooks:
Hat Tip Alex D.
The criminal is pretty lucky that he only had to contend with a cane. Wonder how many people have carry permits in Fayetteville, it being an Army town just outside Ft. Bragg.