This story sounds silly but it has very serious undertones with potentially deadly consequences. The UC-Boulder Police Nerf gun warning specifically states: anyone who has a nerf gun will be arrested and “treated as a gunman”. Translation: If you’re carrying a nerf weapon that looks like a real gun, and you fail to follow instructions, the police may deem you a “threat”, and, may use “deadly force”.

From 9News.com:

BOULDER – If you’re caught walking around the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Nerf gun, you could be arrested. Notices have been posted around the campus’ dorm buildings, warning students that Nerf gun sightings will be treated like real gun sightings.

Nerf guns have been popping up around CU this week, after some students started playing the popular game “Humans vs. Zombies.” It’s similar to the game of tag.

The humans are supposed to shoot the zombies with Nerf guns to keep them away.

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3 Responses to “University of Colorado at Boulder Police Warning: Anyone with Nerf Gun Will be Arrested, Treated as Gunman”

1. Daily scoreboard « Don Surber says:

   12/08/2009 at 17:01

   [...] Death By 1,000 Papercuts: “University of Colorado at Boulder Police Warning: Anyone with Nerf Gun Will be Arrested, [...]
2. Archie1954 says:

   12/09/2009 at 16:08

   What a crock! The police will treat anyone carrying a toy gun as if they were carrying a real gun and arrest them? that of course is bunk, those carrying real guns are licensed to do so and will have no problem carrying so to speak. Does anyone remember the president’s visits around the country where men were carrying guns in public? Nothing happened to them.

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3. asd says:

   09/20/2011 at 17:34

   Fuck everything about this and them.

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