Man Orders TV Through Amazon, Gets Assault Rifle

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When D.C. resident Seth Horvitz ordered a flat-panel TV on Amazon, he didn’t expect to get a military-grade assault rifle in return.

Horvitz ordered the TV, a Westinghouse 39-inch LCD, for about $320 from a third-party electronics seller on Amazon.

On Tuesday evening, a large, oblong box arrived at his doorstep via UPS Ground.

“When I saw some metal parts inside the box, I thought, ‘Maybe this is a TV stand or mount or something,’” Horvitz said in a phone interview with Wired.

“When I realized it was an assault rifle, it was pure shock and disbelief.”

Not being one to want a personal “shock and awe” arsenal of his own, Horvitz contacted the D.C. police. They immediately confiscated the box, which contained a semi-automatic Sig Sauer 716 patrol rifle. The police informed Horvitz that the gun was illegal in the District of Columbia.
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“[The police] were kind of confused at first,” Horvitz said. “They spent some time inspecting the gun, asking some questions about how I made the Amazon purchase…. They confirmed that it was a weapon that you can’t own in the district. They said by law that you can’t return this; we have to confiscate it and handle it for you.”

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...assault-rifle/

[Fargin]

I used to be in illegal arms dealing in my younger days, everyone knows what you're talking about, when you order a phased plasma TV in the 40 watt range.

[Dirtydiaper]

I used to be in illegal arms dealing in my younger days, everyone knows what you're talking about, when you order a phased plasma TV in the 40 watt range.

Please.

Stop.

You're killing me.

So funny.

[American Caesar]

Ah ordering a 39 inch LCD TV is the code for getting a Sig.

[Breakfast in Vegas]

I used to be in illegal arms dealing in my younger days, everyone knows what you're talking about, when you order a phased plasma TV in the 40 watt range.

I lol'd. )

[pocoloco]

Ah ordering a 39 inch LCD TV is the code for getting a Sig.

Yeah. You don't want to know what he would have gotten extra if he had ordered full home theater set at the same time.

[junglejim]

What do I get for a Samsung 40" web tv?

[KoTeMoRe]

What do I get for a Samsung 40" web tv?

I used to be in illegal arms dealing in my younger days, everyone knows what you're talking about, when you order a phased plasma TV in the 40 watt range.

I hope this answers your question.

[FlintHillBilly]

What do I get for a Samsung 40" web tv?

A turd in a brown bag.

Waits for Politicians to come out expressing their concern on how easy it is to get "assault weapons" on the internet...

[junglejim]

That was a westinghouse

[Kher]

I love how it was written in Fox5's article "Black Assault Rifle" then the facebook comment "Why'd you have to mention that it was black? You got a problem with black rifles?"

edit: not to mention the assault rifle part...

[Troubadour]

There are guns that are illegal to own in the D.C area? Someone should tell the denizens of D.C that then.

[Beowulf]

That's a good price.

[Chulo]

So where is this secret Amazon page where I can order firearms?

[Sniffit]

So where is this secret Amazon page where I can order firearms?

This and can they make sure it's labled as a TV on the customs slip?