The Alamo Sport Shop sign
The Alamo Sport Shop was a Los Angeles-based business on Sunset Boulevard.[1] It sold firearms and likely hunting based equipment.
History[]
The business was visited by the T-800 Terminator shortly after it arrived in the year 1984. The Terminator went there to arm itself in pursuit of its mission to kill Sarah Connor.
Rob Garrett was impressed with the T-800's knowledge of firearms and commented that he may "close up early today" when the machine seemed to be buying a large number of guns. At one point, the Terminator blankly asked for a Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range, but Garrett did not have one, obviously not knowing what the weapon is.
After acquiring all the weapons it asked for, the Terminator loaded the Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun against Garrett's wishes and shot Garrett dead. The Terminator
Notes[]
- In the film, the Terminator visited the shop during daytime, while in the novelization of The Terminator, the Terminator visited the shop at 10:23 pm.
- In the novel, the shop is referred to as Garrett's Gun Shop.
- In the comic The Terminator: The Enemy Within, part 3, there is a gunshop called Alamo Home Defense and Hunting Goods, apprently named after the Alamo Sport Shop per author's intention.