Public and LEO safety: Toy Gun is real

[Ballstater98]

Saw this and wanted to give everyone a heads up:


I wonder how many toys out there have been modified? Scary.

 

[GingerKid]

Unfortunately if these become more popular we could see a lot situations like the kid shot in Ohio last year.

 

[Tactically Fat]

ALL guns are real until PROVEN otherwise.

LEO need be especially aware of this (and they are).

 

[Porter]

Horrible idea

 

[drillsgt]

Unfortunately if these become more popular we could see a lot situations like the kid shot in Ohio last year.

There's situations like the kid in Ohio because the responding officers were morons.

 

[Tactically Fat]

There's situations like the kid in Ohio because the responding officers were morons.

And greatly exacerbated because the kid reached for the "real until proven otherwise" gun.

 

[femurphy77]

And greatly exacerbated because the kid reached for the "real until proven otherwise" gun.

Guess I'll have to re-watch the video, only reaching I saw after the cavalry came charging in was the kid reaching for his belly after he'd been shot.

 

[JettaKnight]

Who sells this conversion kit? Is it available for an 870?

 

[Tactically Fat]

Guess I'll have to re-watch the video, only reaching I saw after the cavalry came charging in was the kid reaching for his belly after he'd been shot.

Keep in mind that "reaching for a gun" will be quite different via video tape / slow motion / hindsight.

 

[cosermann]

ALL guns are real until PROVEN otherwise. ...

Gun safety rule #27.

 

[Leo]

scary stuff. Even some of the brand name production firearms these days have a molded plastic toy look to them.

 

[eldirector]

Or not?
snopes.com: Shotgun Disguised as Water Gun or Super Soaker

If it WERE real, it would be a terrible idea.

 

[Arthur Dent]

Keep in mind that "reaching for a gun" will be quite different via video tape / slow motion / hindsight.

Which is a little too late when a child is already dead.