Saturday, 12 February 2011

The Pen Is Mightier Than The… Oh.

Two teenage gang members were arrested during a series of raids today over a dangerous new weapon being used on London's streets.
Machine pistol? Rocket launcher? The ZF-1?

Not quite:
About 100 officers raided two addresses in Leytonstone after receiving intelligence that two members of the gang, aged 16 and 17, had been in possession of a "pen gun".

Police say they are seeing more and more of these weapons, which fire potentially lethal nail-shaped pellets, on the streets. They are lightweight, come disguised as pens and can be bought online easily.
Blimey! The cuts are so brutal, even ‘Q’ has to make a living on the black market!
After officers in riot gear forced their way into the 16-year-old's terraced house, his father told of his "huge shock" and said he had no idea his son was involved with gangs.
Of course he didn’t…
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6 comments:

  1. Captain Haddock12 February 2011 at 10:27

    Quite right too ..

    These things are lethal .. The importation of, sale of, possession of and use of should be stamped on .. and stamped on hard ..

    Nice to see Police getting something right for a change ..

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  2. Smoking Hot12 February 2011 at 10:29

    Must have been pretty crowded in those houses. Even taking that they did both at the same time ... 50 robocops in a terraced house!

    So, what have they achieved other than PR? Answer ... zilch!

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  3. Smoking Hot12 February 2011 at 10:51

    The 'lethal' pen gun :)

    http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/reviewpost/showproduct.php/product/834/title/steely-pen-gun/cat/19

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  4. Freddy12 February 2011 at 12:45

    MONA

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  5. JuliaM13 February 2011 at 06:55

    "Quite right too ..

    These things are lethal..."

    Apparently not quite as lethal as the breathless reporting wishes to make them seem. See Smoking Hot's link.

    "Must have been pretty crowded in those houses. Even taking that they did both at the same time ... 50 robocops in a terraced house!"

    Hope they held off on the baked beans at the police canteen breakfast!

    "MONA"

    It's a distinct possibility, given the racial make-up of that particular gang, but no mention of 'Trident'?

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  6. Anonymous13 February 2011 at 11:48

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/395185/how_to_build_your_own_portible_pen_gun/

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