NYPD News Absolutely Roasted For Confiscating a ... (Checks Notes) ... 'Final Fantasy' Weapon
http://twitchy.com/aaronwalker/2024/03/03/nypd-news-absolutely-roasted-for-confiscating-a-checks-notes-final-fantasy-weapon-n2393546
As New York City authorities let crime run rampant, we can rest assured that they are keeping us free of the scourge of ... Gunblades. That’s right, you no longer have to be afraid of being attacked by a person bearing a gun that is also a sword. This is from the official NYPD News feed on The Social Media Site Formerly Known As Twitter (‘TSMSFKA Twitter’):
NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) ~ Recently, your @nypd90pct patrol cops responded to a call of a man with a gun in Brooklyn.
Thanks to their swift response & help from the community, an individual (currently on probation) possessing this weapon & fake FBI shield was safely apprehended & taken to jail.
I'll skip over all the chatter about the similarities with the "Final Fantasy" video game and cut right to the chase ...
... some people Googled around and found where you can buy it on Amazon:
Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) ~ Good thing you are arresting people for having toy guns while you let illegal aliens who assault police go free.
RinAldrin (@RinAldrin_Lives) ~ Took me 5 minutes to find this on Amazon by using the photo you provided.
FiNaL ReVeLaTiOn (@RevelationFinal) ~ It doesn't even look real ...
We don’t know about that second site, but we found the Amazon listing and it verifies what you might have suspected: The gun part is fake. But a reasonable person might ask: What about the sword part? Like … could it cut you?
Well, we would have to actually lay hands on it to be sure, but several amazon reviews says that the blade is genuinely sharp, suggesting the people be careful with it. Yet, as we were writing this, TSMSFKA Twitter’s resident Final Fantasy fangirl (and Senior Editor for the Daily Wire) Ashe Short provides this report:
Ashe Short (@AsheSchow) ~ I actually own this same weapon. Gun doesn’t work. It’s a decent large knife, but not very sharp. Can buy it at the renaissance fair.
Ophis Ouroboros (@OphisOuroboros) ~ {Replying to @NYPDnews and @NYPD90Pct} Hahaha! Y’all even zip tied it like it’s a real firearm. HAHAHAHA!
Mark Noble (@marknoble) ~ {Replying to @NYPDnews and @NYPD90Pct} Checks out. Standard issue FBI sidearm.
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