1997 North Hollywood shootout

[stinkynuts]

In 1997 two bankrobbers were armed with machine guns and heavy body armor. Police were not equipped with the high powered guns they use today.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Inspired this scene I believe.

 

[unassuming]

Inspired this scene I believe.

Wrong, Heat was filmed in 1995, North Hollywood shoot out took place in 1997.

 

[southpaw]

Wrong, Heat was filmed in 1995, North Hollywood shoot out took place in 1997.

Maybe Heat inspired the shootout.

 

[thumper18474]

I remember that..watched it playout on TV
Could never figure out Why it took so long to figure out a head shot?!!

 

[Darts]

That was the beginning of the "militarization" of the police.

 

[Darts]

I think this was the shootout that convinced the FBI to mothball their peashooters and go to clip loading handguns with heavier firepower.

 

[thumper18474]

I think this was the shootout that convinced the FBI to mothball their peashooters and go to clip loading handguns with heavier firepower.

They made a movie about that one too
David Soul and Michael Gross were the shooters

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Wrong, Heat was filmed in 1995, North Hollywood shoot out took place in 1997.

Knew I should have googled it. Same time frame at least. Life imitating art.

 

[The Oracle]

Knew I should have googled it. Same time frame at least. Life imitating art.

Yeah it was the other way around. I remember them saying that in the news reports.

It couldn't have been that hard to rob a bank in those days. Wonder how they managed to botch it.

Maybe Lt. Hanna was working their crew though after Waingro gave them up......

 

[explorerzip]

The shootout inspired this scene. Good movie that has a few familiar faces in it. There's a TV series now too.

 

[unassuming]

They made a movie about that one too
David Soul and Michael Gross were the shooters

Full Movie:

 

[Ponderling]

A different bit of gun fun: Bill Foulk- Ash St shootout in Tacoma in the late 80's