The Daily Gamecock

Police unable to discern between fake and real guns

Shawn Bertke, manager of Rich's Pawn Shop in Dayton, Ohio, has two guns for sale that look virtually alike. At left is a $45 Crosman BB gun; the other is a $1,200 real AR-15 rifle. (Chris Stewart/Dayton Daily News/MCT)
Shawn Bertke, manager of Rich's Pawn Shop in Dayton, Ohio, has two guns for sale that look virtually alike. At left is a $45 Crosman BB gun; the other is a $1,200 real AR-15 rifle. (Chris Stewart/Dayton Daily News/MCT)
Jordan Baylon, 22, holds a realistic-looking air gun. For him and many others in the world of airsoft fighting, the appeal of the weapons lies in their realism. (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Jordan Baylon, 22, holds a realistic-looking air gun. For him and many others in the world of airsoft fighting, the appeal of the weapons lies in their realism. (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)