The Truth About Bonnie and Clyde that Historians Kept Quiet

The Gunfight

When the police raided the room, armed with .45 caliber Thompson's, they hadn't expected Barrow to be ahead of the game. His .30 caliber BAR allowed him and the group to escape as a bullet short-circuited the alarm on the aforementioned armored car. Luckily for the Barrow gang, police thought it was a cease-fire alarm instead, so they allowed Barrow and company to escape easily. 

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