Wanna Get Shot? Teen Trio Menaces People While Dressed As Armed Clowns

By Bob Owens

A trio of idiotic teens are in police custody and lucky to be alive in Albuquerque today after putting on clown masks and lurking around a childrens’ clothing store while armed with what appeared to be a handgun.

Three people dressed as clowns were taken into custody Sunday after being found with a possible firearm, Albuquerque police said.

Police spokesman Simon Drobik said officers were dispatched to a call about a “clown sighting” near a kids’ clothing store.

Authorities located three juveniles donning clown masks.

Drobik said they were also in possession of what appeared to be a handgun.

The investigation was ongoing.

It’s not clear what charges the three could face.

The incident comes amid a rash of hoaxes and threats of scary clown sightings across the nation.

I’m sure that these teens were likely just hoping to scare people, but as this weird outbreak of clown sightings continues nationwide—with some of them clearly meant to intimidate and tied to criminal behavior—the risk is increasing that clown pranksters will be met by violence from a panicked citizen.

This risk increases greatly when the “clown” appears to be armed with a realistic weapon, such as the handgun (real or replica) in the …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms