AUSTRALIA: (Editorial) Fake guns a genuine danger [View all]

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/fake-guns-a-genuine-danger/story-fndo317g-1226514369688

IF someone held one of these guns to your head, would you hand over the money?

NSW Police think so - even though one is a genuine Smith and Wesson .375 Magnum worth $980 and the other is an illegal fake we found being sold in Darling Harbour for just $98.

Police raided the retailer, a tobacconist in the Harbourside Shopping Centre trading under the name Tobacco Reef, after being alerted by The Sunday Telegraph.

NSW Police firearms squad boss Detective Superintendent Ken Finch said the replica firearms looked real enough to be used convincingly in robberies.

"They are absolutely illegal because they are duplicates of (real) firearms," Mr Finch said. "You could pull that out and people'd think it is real."

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On Friday, police from City Central station raided the Darling Harbour tobacconist and seized stocks of the fake guns, which have been sent to ballistics experts for analysis.

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More at link

Fake guns thast can't shoot bullets were sent to ballistics for analysis???

How soon until they outlaw pictures of guns?