Tag: Brooklyn

This New York Criminal Brought Pepper Spray to a Gun Battle

This New York Criminal Brought Pepper Spray to a Gun Battle

A thief dressed as a construction worker smashes display case.

So let's see...do you think the conversation with this brilliant would-be thief went something like this? . . .  "Hey, friend, let's rob a gun store." Friend says, "Hey, good idea. I'll bring my pepper spray!" Yeah. A Brooklyn gun shop owner, Frank Taormina, owner of…
Artist Michael Murphy gun art Identity Crisis

America Is Made of Guns in This Art Project

Clever optical illusion sends message about gun control.

Artist Michael Murphy made a statement about guns and their threats of power and intimidation. This installation took place last year at the 2016 Truth to Power art show in Philadelphia, but we just found out about this thanks to a video someone shared with…