Halo weapon replica triggers police response

[Arclight]

Police Swarm To Bungie On Weapons Call During Kotaku Visit (http://kotaku.com/5351721/police-swarm-to-bungie-on-weapons-call-during-kotaku-visit)

How the heck do you mistake that for an AK-47?! :88)

[SteamWake]

Not an AK-47 but yea I would react to that thing too.

[mcf1]

It certainly doesn't look like an AK-47, but from a distance it looks prety real,
especially to someone with no knowledge about guns, or halo 3.

[Officerpuppy]

I think the police responded properly and based on the article were professional about it after.

How someone confuses that for an Ak47 is beyond me.

[AVGWarhawk]

Looks real to me. That is all that is needed to get a reaction. Can't say as I blame them. Better safe than sorry. :D

[Jimbuna]

The replica is bigger than him....he's lucky he can still laugh :hmmm:

[Safe-Keeper]

This just in: Not everyone in nation is a wtfl33tbbq gun expert or HALO3 player, and thus may not know every single gun in existence; mistakes may occur. This also in, police say they actually respond when they get reports of assault rifles being carried openly.

News at ten.

[Arclight]

This just in: Not everyone in nation is a wtfl33tbbq gun expert or HALO3 player, and thus may not know every single gun in existence; mistakes may occur. This also in, police say they actually respond when they get reports of assault rifles being carried openly.

News at ten.
You're not serious, are you? :06:

Police response is proper, but the situation is kinda funny because it's an oversized replica. I would have told the 911 operator that someone was carrying a cannon down the street. :haha:

That makes this besides the point, but: Noone expects everyone to know every model, but most know what an AK looks like.

[Task Force]

How the Hell can someone mistake that for an ak 47...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Rifle_AK-47.jpg

[ETR3(SS)]

99% of the people in the Seattle metropolitan area don't even know wtf a AK-47 is much less looks like. IMHO of course.

[Arclight]

Then how come the woman identified it as an AK-47? She must have known it to do so. :D ;)

Don't turn this into something serious, we've got enough political threads already. Next thing you know it's about gun-control. :rotfl:

Just ment as something lighthearted. :salute:

[Task Force]

Well... she knew about the ak 47 from the movies...

if I showed her this she would say
http://vectorarms.com/shop/images/MP40%20Pre-May%20(Class%20III%20dealers%20only).gif
AK 47!!!

[Sledgehammer427]

:yep:

I build replica weapons out of wood and pipe, and I still paint red tips on the "Barrels" in case there was a misunderstanding/misidentification.

hoo boy, I made a replica of a Solothurn S-18-1000 that was over 6 feet long!
I would like to get my hands on a HALO replica sniper rifle though, impressive!