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David Armstrong · June 3, 2009, 09:04 AM

If a bluff works it is as good as the real thing. In this case the bluff worked, and that is a pretty good risk I think. Many would be surprised at the number of robberies that are done with broken, empty, or toy guns, and the number of defensive uses that involve empty guns.

June 3, 2009, 09:04 AM	#11
David Armstrong Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2005 Location: SW Louisiana Posts: 2,289	If a bluff works it is as good as the real thing. In this case the bluff worked, and that is a pretty good risk I think. Many would be surprised at the number of robberies that are done with broken, empty, or toy guns, and the number of defensive uses that involve empty guns.