Real gun hidden in toy squirt gun found by cops during arrest

skosh69 · #1 01-21-2015, 10:13 PM

This is what our LEO's have to deal with on a daily basis. Stay safe out there.

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The bottom of the trigger housing group and ejection port are visible beneath the “squirt gun camouflage.”

The next time you see a headline bashing police for shooting someone with a

“Toy” or “Replica” gun, remember this picture.

Indianapolis PD confiscated this “Toy” water gun during an arrest, after they realized that the suspect has hidden a Mossberg 12GA shotgun inside it, and it was a fully functioning weapon disguised to fool police.

The threat is real, all day, everyday.

Still want to come to work with us and show us how “Wrong” we’re doing our jobs?! People are constantly trying to find better ways to kill us, so come on!

We’d be happy to have the help…

No? I didn’t think so.

BlackKnight · #2 01-21-2015, 10:50 PM

That info has been going around for a number of years. I guess it finally became public. Doesn't make it any less dangerous, though.
Another one is painting handguns in neon colors so they look like toys.
I almost shot a 16 year old carrying the following. It's an airsoft, btw. I still get the shakes when I think about it.

milkmanjoe · #3 01-22-2015, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackKnight

That info has been going around for a number of years. I guess it finally became public. Doesn't make it any less dangerous, though.
Another one is painting handguns in neon colors so they look like toys.
I almost shot a 16 year old carrying the following. It's an airsoft, btw. I still get the shakes when I think about it.

The fact you didn't shoot the kid is a miracle to me.

sdmc530 · #4 01-22-2015, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

The fact you didn't shoot the kid is a miracle to me.

YES^^^ and would have been justified.....so messed up.

pitor · #5 01-22-2015, 11:18 AM

I used to be heavy into airsoft until not so long ago, and many of the guns and rifles the kids have nowadays are exact replicas, down to the correct weight, of the actual guns they're trying to imitate. Many do NOT keep the orange tip on their guns and replace them with mock suppressors that look like the real deal.

Tough job for LEOs in today's world. Stay safe out there.