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Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office issues warning about realistic looking weapons

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May 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday) warned parents to monitor their kids’ usage of realistic-looking, air soft guns and make sure they’re using them responsibly. In their Facebook post, authorities showed two rifles, and asked if you could identify which one was real and which one wasn’t. The fake one almost got a person shot.

Photo from Guthrie County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Photo from Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

Authorities said “A few days ago, Deputy Grove and Deputy Gries were given this terrible scenario as a suspect reached for the top weapon. Fortunately the suspect followed the verbal commands issued by the deputies and did not brandish the weapon in their directions. Only after the suspect was taken into custody did deputies determine the weapon was an air soft rifle. The orange barrel had black electrical tape on it to make it look more realistic.”