back to LA's "buy back"

[gejohnston]

Here is a pic of the inert rocket launcher clearly marked "TRAINER"
It looks like an AT4 anti-tank weapon, much like the LAW. Both are disposable after the one shot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT4


I get that the rocket launcher makes a great photo op, but here are my questions:
Is he insulting the intelligence of LA people by making a big deal out of a hollow piece of plastic?
Did the person who sold it to LAPD know that, or did they honestly think they were getting a dangerous weapon off the street?
If they really thought that, why didn't they just call the ATF to come and get it for free before?

[ileus]

1. It could be made into a low pressure gun barrel...and guns kill people you know!

maybe even a cannon....danger..........DANGER I tell ya.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. Deadly potato launcher?

Way scarier than a puny .50 cal.

[GreenStormCloud]

2. Even if it were not a trainer...

...without a live rocket it is just an empty plastic tube.

[gejohnston]

3. I understand that

Like the M-79, the plastic is only strong enough for one shot. That is how trainers are "made". That is what the Air Force does with nonfunctioning stuff. If you need a gas mask, don't grab the one marked "for training use only"

[GreenStormCloud]

6. I knew you would know it, but others might not. N/T

[petronius]

4. That just means two things:

1) Some devious criminal painted "TRAINER" on the tube to fool the police, and
2) the rocket is still out there, to be used in crime. Time for another buyback!



On edit, it looks like your pic link didn't work (at least not for me), so here's what I'm guessing it was:

[gejohnston]

5. yeah that one.

[GreenStormCloud]

7. L.A. cops got scammed again at a buy-back. N/T

[Remmah2]

8. Someone took off the orange tip.

Maybe the previous owner was named "Trainer".

[Hoyt]

9. Let's just say some guy in a hoodie was walking down street with that, how many of you gun carrying

protectors of society would touch your gun for comfort, or maybe even start blasting away because you felt threatened?

[ManiacJoe]

10. Dude, you know that Hollywood movies are not real life, right?

[Hoyt]

12. You obviously don't because you still tote like them.

[CokeMachine]

15. You are just one funny person -- in a cute kinda way!! n/t

[ManiacJoe]

20. Always good for comic relief!

[ileus]

11. Imah touching my gun for comfort right now.

Big strapping green tube......

[Hoyt]

13. Your poor gun.

[CokeMachine]

14. Good God Hoyt

do you even read the nonsense you post? You are still good for a laugh or a thousand -- I'll give you that.

[slackmaster]

17. Thanks for the early morning laugh, Hoyt. That's one of the silliest things you've written.

[PavePusher]

18. It will be a sad day when your manufactured, self-righteous, ignorant, mendacious hysteria....

is consigned to the dust-bin of DU.

Well... maybe not.

[Johnny Rico]

19. That's our Hoyt!

[backwoodsbob]

21. touching guns is so 2011

i grab my big manly pvc pipe for comfort now

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. touch your gun for comfort

dear lord, hoyt - - laughing so hard I am crying over here. omg, that is funny.

[Common Sense Party]

23. I would throw beans at him in a heartbeat.

I'm never not packin' some cans of produce.

[PavePusher]

25. But are they in your pants?

That's the only proper place to carry them, according to at least one poster around here...

[Common Sense Party]

26. Of course. I always have a can or two strapped to me, y'know.

[Travis_0004]

24. I have a grenade in my house, maybe I can get a few hundred for that at a buyback.

They can have their photo op, I can get 200.00. Not a bad deal. I believe I paid 8 bucks for it at an military surplus store. That would be quite a return on investment.