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Thu May 24, 2012, 06:58 AM May 2012

If you see someone with a Super Soaker, you might be in serious trouble:

Man Arrested With Shotgun Disguised as "Super Soaker"
Squirt gun held shotgun shell, police said

This squirt gun packs serious heat.

A Super Soaker (not this one) was modified to hold a shotgun shell, police said.

A 54-year-old convicted felon was reportedly arrested in California for carrying a “Super Soaker” gun that had been modified to hold a shotgun shell instead of water. Fresno police told KMPH-TV the arrest came shortly after they had been briefed about people who convert toy guns into weapons.

Police said they encountered Randy Smith walking the streets while carrying the weapon around his neck in a sling.

"He took the Super Soaker apart, was able to fashion a barrel to where he was able to make what's considered a zip gun, where you can fire one round through it,” Sergeant Mark Hudson told KMPH. “In this case it was a 20 gauge shotgun shell."

A local gun shop employee told the TV station such a modification could be made for as cheap as $30, but would be about as safe for its handler as “putting a hand grenade next to your head.”
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Man-Arrested-With-Shotgun-Disguised-as-Super-Soaker-152608795.html

And we thought lawn darts were dangerous......






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If you see someone with a Super Soaker, you might be in serious trouble: (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries May 2012 OP
Q the NRA trumad May 2012 #1
The good news is that the gun owner is as likely to shoot himself as anybody else. nt live love laugh May 2012 #2
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