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Guy Orders TV, Gets Assault Rifle

Police investigating mix-up

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 9, 2012 1:14 PM CDT

(AP) – A Washington, DC, musician who ordered a flat-screen TV from Amazon got quite a surprise when he opened the box to find ... a semiautomatic assault rifle instead. Seth Horvitz, 38, says he purchased the 39-inch television from a third-party seller. A box arrived from UPS Tuesday, and it seemed too small to contain the TV. Horvitz initially thought it contained accessories, but when he opened it, he found a Sig Sauer military-style rifle.

An invoice showed that the gun was intended for delivery to a firearms dealer in Duncansville, Pa. Horvitz, who had never before held a gun, called police, who took the gun and are investigating how the mistaken shipment occurred.

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That's not a TV...   (Shutterstock)
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rifleman1234
Aug 13, 2012 9:13 AM CDT
"fast and furious" strikes again!
HANKHILL
Aug 10, 2012 11:05 AM CDT
damn all  i got was a toaster!
Tscare333
Aug 10, 2012 6:46 AM CDT
I just wish this nonsense was banned in the U.S already,i mean,what if it was delivered to a pysco path...

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