It's a What????

[ErnestM]

I know it's the Daily Mail, but, damn. Can somebody send their journalists a primer on weapons identification, please?



...no wonder the rebels are having a hard time taking ground. Somebody is arming them with pellet guns.

[4Q]

WTF is that thing?!

[itsnotarace]

LOL

Looks like a paintball gun to me

[Chris Type R]

Is that a paint-ball gun for writing political slogans from afar ?

[Puggit]

Chris Type R said:

Is that a paint-ball gun for writing political slogans from afar ?

Does it shoot green paint?

[itsnotarace]

Guam said:

More like A Paintball Grenade launcher

That's a compressed air bottle on the side, not a barrel

[itsnotarace]

Gotcha, sorry

[ZOLLAR]

I don't think the guy in the picture has a clue what it is either..

[Pixel Pusher]

ZOLLAR said:

I don't think the guy in the picture has a clue what it is either..

Spot on. If he did, he'd know that the sceptics had sent them a non lethal weapon. Great help there then.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2008/05/paintball-...

Better off with one of these.

[ErnestM]

I forgot. Orginal link...

Click

The sad thing is, it looks like they have updated the story at least once and are still calling this thing a submachine gun.

[allnighter]

ErnestM said:

I forgot. Orginal link...

Click

The sad thing is, it looks like they have updated the story at least once and are still calling this thing a submachine gun.

"Our dear son, Excellency, Baraka Hussein Abu oumama...." Nice one Daffy!

[andy400]

Aren't journalists brilliant!?