Gun Thief Lifts a Handgun in Plain Sight of Three Unlikely Bystanders

By Jenn Jacques

On August 5, two Phoenix police officers were in the Ammo AZ gun store looking at a rifle and talking with store owner Veerachart Murphy. Not exactly a 6 p.m. news exclusive, but what happened next made it a lead story.

A brazen gun thief was also in the Phoenix, AZ gun store and picked up a handgun, then formulated his escape plan. Femio Deluna Jr., 23, tucked the gun tight in between his upper arm and armpit and calmly walked out of the store.

Surveillance video from the store shows Deluna nonchalantly perusing the store with the gun hidden under his arm right in front of the two police officers and armed store owner.

“You’re just really, really brazen or you’re just not very smart, or you’re a combination of both,” Murphy said when we talked to him the first time.

Deluna then decided to show off his trophy via Instagram, posting a picture of the stolen handgun among several other firearms.

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