A man who mistook a salami for an automatic pistol triggered a major police operation

Doglips · 02-02-2003, 02:59 PM

Wurst-Case Scenario Causes Police Alert
Fri January 31, 2003 11:49 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A man who mistook a salami for an automatic pistol triggered a major police operation on Friday in southern Germany, involving 10 police cars and a helicopter.
The man alerted police that he had seen three men handling a gun in a car at a motorway service area. Police cars, dogs and a helicopter chased the car and held up the men, only to identify the "weapon" as a salami.

"Behind the dirty windows of the car, the man had mistaken the salami for a gun," a police spokesman in Traunstein said. "The men in the car had probably passed the sausage through the car."

The salami was returned to its owners, he said.

Sniper[MI] · 02-02-2003, 03:09 PM

A salami? Looks like a pistol??

What are they gonna do? Breathe on ya????

I am all for citizens being vigilant and calling police with any noted suspicious activity, but when you factor in the amount of really stupid and reactionary, cell phone superheros........it is gonna make for an interesting decade......pass the cheese and crackers for the salami dude!

:nod:

Klaus · 02-03-2003, 07:04 AM

Well, there are a lot of gangs in Europe that actually have massive shootouts with automatic weapons, in the cities. Many of these people even name themselves after American gangs/clubs, such as Hell's Angels, Banditos, and Bloods, but have no affiliation with the original organizations in the US.

NRAJOE · 02-03-2003, 08:05 AM

Is that a Salami in your pocket, or are you just glad to....

Doglips · 02-03-2003, 09:34 AM

I wounder was it an "Assult Salami"?? A Hi capacity Salami or a Saturday night special Salami???????

Klaus · 02-03-2003, 05:27 PM

It was the anti-tank salami, backed by hyper velocity pepperonis and a brie grenade.

Oxford · 02-03-2003, 05:31 PM

Yes...and loaded with 180 grains of salt and pepper.

:nod:

02-02-2003, 02:59 PM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	A man who mistook a salami for an automatic pistol triggered a major police operation Wurst-Case Scenario Causes Police Alert Fri January 31, 2003 11:49 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A man who mistook a salami for an automatic pistol triggered a major police operation on Friday in southern Germany, involving 10 police cars and a helicopter. The man alerted police that he had seen three men handling a gun in a car at a motorway service area. Police cars, dogs and a helicopter chased the car and held up the men, only to identify the "weapon" as a salami. "Behind the dirty windows of the car, the man had mistaken the salami for a gun," a police spokesman in Traunstein said. "The men in the car had probably passed the sausage through the car." The salami was returned to its owners, he said.

02-02-2003, 03:09 PM	#2
Sniper[MI] Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Future 51st state, "New Hope" Posts: 3,796	LOL!!! A salami? Looks like a pistol?? What are they gonna do? Breathe on ya???? I am all for citizens being vigilant and calling police with any noted suspicious activity, but when you factor in the amount of really stupid and reactionary, cell phone superheros........it is gonna make for an interesting decade......pass the cheese and crackers for the salami dude! :nod: __________________ FNUH!

02-03-2003, 07:04 AM	#3
Klaus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 2,383	Well, there are a lot of gangs in Europe that actually have massive shootouts with automatic weapons, in the cities. Many of these people even name themselves after American gangs/clubs, such as Hell's Angels, Banditos, and Bloods, but have no affiliation with the original organizations in the US. __________________ "Gee, Wally, Eddie Haskel's mom puts out!"

02-03-2003, 08:05 AM	#4
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,051 Images: 3	Is that a Salami in your pocket, or are you just glad to.... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-03-2003, 05:27 PM	#6
Klaus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 2,383	It was the anti-tank salami, backed by hyper velocity pepperonis and a brie grenade. __________________ "Gee, Wally, Eddie Haskel's mom puts out!"

02-03-2003, 09:34 AM	#5
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	I wounder was it an "Assult Salami"?? A Hi capacity Salami or a Saturday night special Salami???????

02-03-2003, 05:31 PM	#7
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Yes...and loaded with 180 grains of salt and pepper. :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".