Police have detained a South Carolina male after he supposedly robbed a convenience store equipped with a Nintendo light gun mainly utilized in the 1980s to play Duck Hunt, Hogan’s Alley and Gumshoe, as initially revealed by York County deputies. The 25-year-old suspect supposedly made away with $300 in money after wearing a mask, wig, hoodie sweatshirt and the abovementioned Nintendo Home entertainment System (NES) Zapper weapon accessory.
Police declare the suspect waved the phony weapon at a clerk and demanded cash from the cash register. The York County Sheriff’s Department launched an image of the doctored gaming accessory on its Twitter account.
The original light weapon accessory, called the Zapper, delivered with the NES and used an internal optical sensor to translate trigger presses to on-screen action. The main usage was Duck Hunt, though it dealt with a handful of titles throughout the console’s life-span.
Utilizing a fake gun to devote a criminal offense is no joke and has been a serious issue for decades. A 1990 study performed by Congress discovered that fake weapons were used in more than 15 percent of break-ins. It’s worth keeping in mind that in the majority of parts of the nation, utilizing a fake gun to commit a crime brings similar charges to that of a genuine gun, as the hazard of threat is very real to victims. After all, these toy or reproduction guns look almost similar to the genuine thing. To that end, New York State recently passed legislation banning toy weapons unless they are clearly phony, such as those painted with brilliant colors.
