Man Busted With Homemade Shotgun Disguised as Super Soaker

[Judd]

The Fresno Police busted 54-year-old Randy Smith for strutting around Fresno with a homemade shotgun hidden in the plastic shell of a Super Soaker. Look at this guy. That dude walking around with a plastic toy. How could that arouse suspicion?

As creepy as it is to hollow out a children’s toy to create a deadly weapon, you’ve got to admire Smith’s craftsmanship. He’s obviously a lunatic, but that “weapon” in the image supplied to ABC 30 in Fresno sure looks like a toy. Genius craftsman or not, Smith is in a lot of trouble. Not only is making an improvised “zip gun” illegal, but Smith is an ex-con so he’s not allowed to possess firearms at all. He’s been charged on both counts.

Source: ABC, Gizmodo

[ohnoyekoms]

LOL thats neat. too bad he'll be doing atleast 1yr for possession of a firearm by felon. tisk tisk. maybe red jacket will pick up on this idea and make millions >X

[tukiya]

genius

[Emerald Lance]

Actually, it isn't that hard to make. You just take the barrel, pump, and hammer out of the original gun and stick it in a hollow squirt gun. I had a friend that used to make these. He made a regular water pistol into an automatic .22, and you couldn't tell the difference just by looking at it.

This guy doesn't have any "craftsmanship" in his: look, the barrel's crooked. That, and there's no trigger, unless the pump hits the hammer, in which case what loads the next round? Unless he wants to commit suicide, a single round shotgun isn't going to do him much good. And that's just the stuff on the outside that I noticed right away. Who knows what else is wrong with it.

Honestly, I bet it doesn't even work. I bet the police saw him walking around with it, stopped him, did a quick check on the "gun" to see if it's real or not, saw the metal barrel, and arrested him. I bet it was never tested or taken apart.

Bah, stupid people upset me.

[CloudStrife7x]

yup just the kind of gun i need lol

[Two]

Seems Legit

[yohouseofreno]

Oh yeah, just a 50 year old walking around with a super soaker. That's umm...normal?

[thegutta]

Epic Fail