Dispute on the Advent market: Man pulls Airsoft weapon-police strike!

Dispute on the Advent market: Man pulls Airsoft weapon-police strike!

In a dramatic incident on the Advent market in Lambach, a 47-year-old exposed his airsoft pistol after a verbal argument. The argument that took place on the night of December 1 had passers -by reacted alarmed when the man aimed at two other people with the weapon. Courageous witnesses stepped in, the aggressive man and alerted the police immediately, reported The incoming officials searched the man and found not only another airsoft weapon in his backpack, but also two knives. These dangerous finds led to a preliminary weapon ban, and the 47-year-old was indicated at large. Such incidents take a picture of the inattentive handling of so -called "appearance", which are often not immediately recognizable as toys. In a similar incident in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, a 14-year-old was caught by the police after shot in a park with a softair weapon. He was not aware that dealing with such weapons is prohibited in public, as presseportal reported.

Both cases underline the potential danger that goes from deceptively real -looking toys. With these incidents, the police make it clear that leading weapons can have serious consequences and, in an emergency, is a considerable risk for both the sponsors and the public. This applies especially in situations in which civil servants first have to assume their own protection from a real weapon.