Man orders TV online, gets assault rifle instead

[Judi Lynn]

Man orders TV online, gets assault rifle instead
Agence France-Presse | Updated: August 09, 2012 08:07 IST

Washington: Police in Washington are looking into how a local resident who ordered a colour TV set via Amazon.com ended up with a high-powered semi-automatic assault rifle instead.

Seth Horvitz, who lives in the northeast quadrant of the US capital, said he contacted police immediately after a parcel delivery service left the military-style SIG Sauer SIG716 at his apartment door.

"They were a little confused at first. They've never seen anything quite like it," he told Fox 5, a local television station.

"They just took my information and then said: 'We'll handle this weapon because it's illegal to keep here.' It's illegal to transport in a car, so it can't be returned."

More:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/man-orders-tv-online-gets-assault-rifle-instead-252871

[derby378]

1. That IS one of the weirdest things I've heard in a long time

Note to self: When travelling cross-country, make sure you know where the rifle is not welcome and govern yourself accordingly.

[RKP5637]

2. Really bizarre! Makes one wonder what the Seller is maybe dealing in ... n/t

[thelordofhell]

3. DEATH TO VIDEODROME!! LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH!!

[snooper2]

4. see what happens when you fuck up the model number by one digit?

[jmowreader]

5. That's weird...

I ordered an assault rifle online and got a TV instead.

[Kaleva]

6. And there's probably a gun shop in Pennsylvania wondering what to do with a tv

"While the box was addressed to Horvitz, who had ordered a flat-screen television from a third-party retailer via Amazon.com, an invoice inside the box suggested the gun was supposed to go to a Pennsylvania gun shop."