Minn. police stop driver armed with squirt guns

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press - Tuesday, July 6, 2010

DULUTH, MINN. (AP) - Police responding to a report of a driver brandishing a gun in southeastern Minnesota found themselves in extreme danger _ of getting wet.

When police pulled over and searched the vehicle in the port city of Duluth on Monday, they found only several “Super Soaker” squirt guns on the back seat

The Duluth News Tribune reports that no arrests were made.

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Information from: Duluth News Tribune, https://www.duluthsuperior.com

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