• BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    began firing several shots that sounded like compressed-air.

    EPD said that the weapon was a “splatter ball gun.”

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      1 year ago

      OK…? And cops shoot black teenagers for holding cans of Arizona Iced Tea, claiming they thought it was a firearm.

      This dude had a literal replica of a firearm. He brandished it like a firearm, and threatened peaceful protestors. Whether or not the gun was real isn’t super relevant at this point.

    • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I googled “splatter ball gun” and everything looked like a toy. This looked either like a real firearm, a replica or a replica airsoft gun. Either way, it looks real without a close inspection.