Authorities in Fresno, Calif., said they arrested man who was stopped while carrying a Super Soaker water gun that was converted into a working shotgun.
Sgt. Rick de Jong with the Fresno Police Department said two officers spotted 54-year-old Randy Smith while on routine patrol and after approaching him, they discovered that the plastic toy slung around his neck had been turned into a homemade "zip gun" and that it was loaded with a shotgun shell, The Fresno Bee reported.
"He took the Super Soaker apart, was able to fashion a barrel to where he was able to make what's considered a zip gun, where you can fire one round through it. In this case it was a 20 gauge shotgun shell," Sgt. Mark Hudson told KMPH-TV.
Smith was booked into the Fresno County Jail on multiple charges, including being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition, a felon in possession of a firearm, manufacture of an illegal weapon and a misdemeanor warrant.
Bill Mayfield, who works at Gilmay Guns in Fresno, told KMPH that unfortunately it only costs about $30 worth of parts to transform a toy weapon into a shotgun.
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