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Title: Man Orders TV from Amazon, Gets High Powered Assault Rifle Instead
Post by: CactusCarlos on August 09, 2012, 11:11:56 AM
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All Seth Horvitz wanted was a Westinghouse 39-inch LED television. Instead, he got a high-caliber, semi-automatic assault rifle.

The Washington resident, who had ordered the television through a third-party vendor on Amazon.com, first realized that something wasn't quite right when a long, narrow box showed up at his apartment Tuesday, DCist reported.

"When I brought it in and opened it, I was totally shocked," Horvitz told DCist.

The package contained a Sig Sauer SIG716, a Swiss-made 7.6 pound, 37-inch-long assault rifle.

The rest: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/washington-man-orders-tv-high-caliber-assault-rifle-article-1.1131744
Title: Re: Man Orders TV from Amazon, Gets High Powered Assault Rifle Instead
Post by: Chris_ on August 09, 2012, 11:13:19 AM
Suh-weet.

No, not really.  That's messed up.
Title: Re: Man Orders TV from Amazon, Gets High Powered Assault Rifle Instead
Post by: JohnnyReb on August 10, 2012, 04:54:05 PM
Wonder what I'd get if I ordered a 52 incher?
Title: Re: Man Orders TV from Amazon, Gets High Powered Assault Rifle Instead
Post by: rich_t on August 10, 2012, 04:55:18 PM
Quote from: JohnnyReb on August 10, 2012, 04:54:05 PM
Wonder what I'd get if I ordered a 52 incher?

.50 BMG.
Title: Re: Man Orders TV from Amazon, Gets High Powered Assault Rifle Instead
Post by: JohnnyReb on August 10, 2012, 06:41:30 PM
Quote from: rich_t on August 10, 2012, 04:55:18 PM
.50 BMG.

HOT DOG! Now all I need to do is get on welfare so I can afford one. :-)
Title: Re: Man Orders TV from Amazon, Gets High Powered Assault Rifle Instead
Post by: Bondai on August 10, 2012, 11:54:02 PM
It would interesting to follow the trail back on this rifle and see how it somehow got misdirected to a retailer that is linked to Amazon. :yahoo: I am sure the ATF will investigate, if they aren't too busy shipping gun's Mexico that is.