US police carrying out a drug raid have discovered a semi-automatic pistol disguised as a toy Nerf gun.
The Glock pistol had a 50-round magazine, was painted blue and orange and had a Nerf logo similar to the toys made by Hasbro that fire foam darts or balls.
The discovery was made during a drug raid in North Carolina. Pic: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
The Catawba County Sheriff’s office in North Carolina said in a Facebook post that while guns are often seized in drug raids “firearms of this type, while not illegal to possess, are concerning”.
As well as the pistol, officers found around 20 other weapons, cocaine, illegal mushrooms, marijuana and $2,300 (£1,600) in cash during the home search in Catawba.
Damien Alonzo Burch, 35, was charged with possession of cocaine, mushrooms and “misdemeanour possession of marijuana”. He was released on bail.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said: “Another success resulting from our area narcotics teams working together.
“Our agencies pooling their resources allows for a greater impact to be felt.”
About 20 firearms were recovered in the operation. Pic: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
Does “law enforcement” expect the dope peddlers to defend themselves from armed violent competitors and crazy customers with pool noodles?
Someone’s been ordering Duracoat and going nuts with the airbrush.
They’d still bitch if the dope dealers armed up with cap & ball revolvers and flintlock rifles. What do dumbasses expect? If the government achieved total civil disarmament, the exact same scumbag politicians who pushed the universal disarmament will be the same gunrunners arming the criminal element.
Evidence? a certain Chinese California State assemblyman pushing gun control and got caught gun running.