On Wednesday, the Chicago Police Department shared a photo of weapons and drugs it seized following a bust.
Great intel lead to a positive search warrant for the 1063 team in the 10th District. Weapons and drugs recovered. pic.twitter.com/Kq38HxPOap
— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) April 19, 2017
The 19th century-style revolver and early 20th century-style .25 ACP will be noted by firearms enthusiasts, with the former almost qualifying for antique status among collectors.
Reproductions of black powder revolvers are available online, copying the mechanisms of Civil War era firearms.
Twitterati mocked the firearms age:
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 Damn they booked my guy who came all the way from Jumanji.
— Asocial Optimist (@SarcasticPoet33) April 20, 2017
@mirriam71 @SarcasticPoet33 @FeministaJones @Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 Can’t wait to hear the Joker has been convicted! pic.twitter.com/8gT9n0XDqx
— Michael Stribling (@voltattoo) April 20, 2017
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 Did they time travel? Bc those guns . . . lol
— Maria (@nikonjunkie) April 19, 2017
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 Chicago PD out here catching Billy the Kid and what not.
— cx (@cxcope) April 20, 2017
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 LMAOO they caught my dude Jack Sparrow
— #FreeAlexis (@ThomasSimpson01) April 19, 2017
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 RT @Chicago_Police Great intel lead to a positive search warrant for the 1063 team in the 10th District. Weapons and drugs recovered… pic.twitter.com/yCVAG4rfIi
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) April 20, 2017
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 everyone is safe, Aaron Burr is in custody
— dan elkind fanclub (@DoubleEBooks) April 19, 2017
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 I really hope you let them walk 10 paces first
— Leo (@Mrsassypants_) April 20, 2017
@Chicago_Police @ChicagoCAPS10 I didn’t know Wyatt Earp lived in the 10th District
— Jorge Gonzalez (@Hodahay181) April 19, 2017
Chicago saw 762 homicides in 2016. Its population is approximately 2.7 million. Its local government is dominated by Democrats; a Democrat Mayor in Rahm Emanuel, and forty-nine of its fifty city councilors (aldermen) are Democrats,
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