One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Provo Sunday morning, and police said the man fled from police, feigned ramming a police vehicle, and eventually engaged with police while wearing a tactical vest and carrying an AR-15 style rifle–which police later determined was an Airsoft BB gun.
Police tell FOX 13 News that the Airsoft rifle should have had an orange tip to indicate it is a BB gun rather than a firearm, but they said it appears that the suspect had removed the orange tip from the rifle, which is pictured below. Airsoft BB guns are often modeled to look like realistic firearms, which is why the orange safety tips are a requirement.
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This will be a big excuse for the libs to try and ban airsoft products. Its fun for the youth, its a great training aid for the individual or team and its a component of gun culture: all the reason to anticipate and interdict anything coming down the legislative pike...
ReplyDeleteall the reason to anticipate and interdict anything coming down the legislative pike...
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He;s a perfect candidate for the Darwin Award.
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