In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour (2019)
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HN comment orderYeah, many of us that grew up in SoCal recall the heist that led to the so called 'assault weapon' ban, it was completely legal to have a long barrel rifle with 30 round magazines in CA prior to that--they could be open-carried if not loaded back then if I recall correctly, too. This was around the time of the LA riots in the 90s, too... which in my mind all happened at the same time as I recall being…
Robberies still happen. The banks and police just don't make it public. I worked for a bank around 2005-2010. There was an attempted robbery at least 3 times when I worked there. Nobody outside the bank really knew about it and it never made it to any news outlets. I wonder how common it still is.
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
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| 2019-06-12 | The Rise and Fall of the Bank Robbery Capital of the World | onychomys | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-12-22 | In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour (2019)First breakout · Best thread | autokill | 256 | 219 |
| 2023-10-21 | In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hourLatest 20+ point return | simonebrunozzi | 107 | 123 |