Replica gun able to fire real bullets

[CO Liberal]

Replica gun able to fire real bullets

Police say a man resisting
arrest fired it at a police officer

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By Nelson Daranciang
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A replica handgun had been modified to fire real bullets and was fired at an officer in a shootout Monday, police said yesterday.

A police officer shot Oliver Tela, 27, of Waianae, once in the shoulder after he pulled the replica handgun from his fanny pack, police said.

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When officers arrested Tela, they found .22-caliber rounds and other ammunition in his fanny pack and his left rear pocket, according to police and court documents.

Police said lab tests showed the handgun was operable as a firearm. However, Tela is not likely to face a charge of attempting to murder a police officer because police are not sure how capable the modified handgun is as a weapon, Kato said.

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[Fescue4u]

1. Good story...

Its also a good example at how resourceful criminals are in their flagrant disregard for the law.

[acerbic]

2. Resourceful? Really?

That contraption was probably more dangerous to it's user than who it's aimed at. One can only wonder why this criminal didn't respond to Hawaii's gun control by manufacturing an actual effective weapon in a machine shop, as we're told they would certainly do.
Another pretty obvious thing to :think: about: anywhere else in USA this guy could have simply and cheaply bought a real gun.

On edit: gun huggers have also been telling that anywhere where criminals are not as often armed as in maniacland USA (Europe, Hawaii...) it's not because of gun control but only because those criminals there really don't want guns. So I guess this guy also just didn't want a real gun but only a modified BB gun. :crazy: