Halo weapon replica triggers police response

Arclight · 09-04-09, 12:05 PM

Police Swarm To Bungie On Weapons Call During Kotaku Visit

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

SteamWake · 09-04-09, 12:09 PM

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

mcf1 · 09-04-09, 12:15 PM

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 · 09-04-09, 12:19 PM

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 · 09-04-09, 12:39 PM

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.

Jimbuna · 09-04-09, 01:26 PM

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

Safe-Keeper · 09-04-09, 01:29 PM

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 · 09-04-09, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

You're not serious, are you?

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.

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

Task Force · 09-04-09, 01:47 PM

How the Hell can someone mistake that for an ak 47...

ETR3(SS) · 09-04-09, 02:20 PM

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 · 09-04-09, 02:36 PM

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

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.

Task Force · 09-04-09, 02:38 PM

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

if I showed her this she would say

AK 47!!!

Sledgehammer427 · 09-04-09, 02:44 PM

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!

09-04-09, 12:05 PM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Halo weapon replica triggers police response Police Swarm To Bungie On Weapons Call During Kotaku Visit How the heck do you mistake that for an AK-47?! __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Not an AK-47 but yea I would react to that thing too. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The replica is bigger than him....he's lucky he can still laugh __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

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mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	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.

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Officerpuppy Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mansfield, TX Posts: 213 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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.

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ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	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. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

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Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Then how come the woman identified it as an AK-47? She must have known it to do so. 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. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Well... she knew about the ak 47 from the movies... if I showed her this she would say AK 47!!! __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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