Cops post photo of shotgun disguised as harmless water blaster.

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

If cops do not have enough problems already!

After a fatal police shooting of a 12-year-old boy holding a pellet gun in Cleveland brought a storm of criticism nationally, a group for Ohio law enforcement officers posted a picture on its Facebook page last week showing how even deadly weapons can be made to look like children’s toys.

With the photo, the Sheriff Deputies of Ohio posted a caption saying: “This is a fully functional shotgun, disguised to look like a toy. I suspect that we’ll be seeing more and more of this. Be careful out there.”
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/12/07/real-guns-or-toys-cops-post-photo-of-shotgun-disguised-as-harmless-water-blaster-163849?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[DrLeftover]

Ahhh... no.

I thought I'd seen that image before.

From 2012 in fact.

Published on Apr 16, 2012

Indianapolis police confiscated a sawed-off pump-action shotgun disguised to look like a soaker-type water gun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvjMwz8K56M

Snopes article:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/watersoaker.asp

Yes, it was a real, disguised weapon.

No, it wasn't new.

A different 'soaker gun':

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-turned-super-soaker-water-gun-real-shotgun-cops-article-1.1082554