Firearms: Real or Replica? - Rancho Cordova Police Department

Fir e a r m s: Re a l or Re plica ?
The real gun? It's on the left.
Can you tell which of the officers pictured is holding the real gun? One of the
firearms is a Beretta 9mm and the other is a replica pellet gun that was left
behind by a group of teenagers playing on a roof. It's very difficult to tell them
apart in print, and it's not much easier in person.
Advances have been made in the design and manufacture of replica firearms in
recent years that make it increasingly difficult to differentiate between real and
replica.
Police officers are trained to react to escalating threat levels, and facing a
firearm is the highest level. Police must always assume that any firearm that is
produced is real. If an officer feels that their life is being threatened, then a
shot could be fired. When a person points any weapon, real or replica, at a
police officer, the results can be tragic.
Many replica weapons, especially those which are capable of firing pellets or
ball bearings (`BB guns') are being specifically marketed to children and young
people as if they were toys. The concern is that these weapons may then be put
to something less than “playful” use.
Can you tell which is real and which is replica?
Take a look at these pairs of weapons. The real weapon is noted at the bottom
of each page.
San Diego Police Department
Firearms: Real vs. Replica?
Beretta 92
Real: 1B
SigSauer P226
Real: 2A
UZI
Real: 3A
US 45 Caliber Revolver
Real: 4B
Colt Python 357
Real: 5A
38 Cal Revolver RG
Real: 6B
Morita Model B
Real: 7A
Walther 380
Real: 8B
German 32 Automatic
Real: 9A
Walther P 38
Real: 10A
Mac 9mm
Real: 11B
Randall 45 Automatic
Real: 12A
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