Stormtrooper carrying plastic blaster rifle puts city on lockdown (VIDEO)
A Salina, Kansas, man dressed as a Stormtrooper and carrying a plastic blaster prompted a portion of the city to go into lock down Monday.
Christopher Burns, 27, was walking down the street in full âuniformâ as part of a Vine Video series he was shooting when Action Travel employee Janelle Snyder and a veteran spotted him carrying what they believed to be an AK-47 rifle, KSAL News reports.
Snyder called the police, who recommended the store lock down.
âMaybe we should call, just make a call,â Snyder said. âDue to the stuff thatâs happened out in Colorado at the theater and just weird stuff. If he wouldnât have had the gun, we wouldnât have thought about it.â
Burns was walking down the street dressed as his Vine Video character âStormtrooper Sam,â when a local business, fearing he was wielding an AK-47, called the police.
Responding officers contacted Burns and after learning he was making a film, they counseled him on the dangers of walking around in a Stormtrooper costume before letting him go.
âThey were really cool and as soon as I told them what I was doing they were really nice about it,â Burns said of the officers.
Salina Police Capt. Mike Sweeney said technically Burns didnât do anything illegal, but open carrying a gun, even a plastic one, is âgoing to draw our attention to find out what you are doing.â
Burns said he was surprised anyone would react with suspicion to such an iconic figure.
âStar Wars is such an iconic image,â Burns said âI was a little surprised that someone would see a Stormtrooper and fear when you know itâs been around since the 70âs.â
[ KSAL ]
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