THIS is the terrifying moment a would-be robber pulled a gun on a defiant shopkeeper.

Jonathan Dunkin, 68, swipes the gun away and recoils in shock when he looks up from the till.

Scott Cotier, 22, is due to appear for sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court tomorrow.

As Mr Dunkin looked up from the till, he batted the weapon away with his hand.

He said: “It felt too light to be a real pistol. But I watched as he squeezed the trigger several times and saw him cocking the gun.

“He was shouting ‘open the f****** till, I’ll shoot you’."

Mr Dunkin (below) relived the attack in an interview with The Gazette.

Clacton and Frinton Gazette:

Jonathan Dunkin, pictured outside his newsagents in High Street, Clacton

Cotier, of no fixed address, admitted charges of attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent.

He is due to be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court tomorrow.