Competent clerk thwarts incompetent thieves in failed Northland robbery(MO)

Two men tried to rob a clerk at a Northland gun store Thursday, despite the fact that the clerk was wearing a shoulder holster with a semi-automatic handgun in plain view. Not surprisingly, the holdup failed miserably. In fact, the robbers lost $40. It all started about 2 p.m. when one of the robbers came into Guns Unlimited, 8113 N. Oak Trafficway, and asked for a box of .357 Magnum ammunition. The clerk told him it would cost about $50. The man said he needed to get more money and left. Just before 5 p.m., he returned with a partner...