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It’s not illegal to paint a firearm like a Nerf gun, but investigators described it as “concerning.”<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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One enterprising suspected drug dealer in North Carolina got in touch with his artistic side and painted his Glock, MCK Conversion kit, and 50-round drum magazine to resemble a Nerf gun, according to a recent press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narcotics investigators in Catawba County were executing a search warrant at a residence when they found the bright blue and orange firearm, along with a trove of drugs and about $2,300 in cash. Police also seized 19 additional rifles, pistols, and shotguns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Firearms of this type, while not illegal to possess, are concerning to law enforcement,” the release<\/a> said. “Firearms, in general, are commonly seized in conjunction with searches where felony amounts of narcotics are present.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEE ALSO: Colorado School Suspends Student Five Days for \u2018Waving\u2019 Toy Gun During Zoom Class<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Damien Alonzo Burch, 35, of Catawba was arrested and charged with felonious possession of cocaine, felonious possession of mushrooms and misdemeanor possession of marijuana, the release said. The release did not mention any firearms charges, and it\u2019s unclear whether Burch painted the firearm himself or whether it belonged to someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GunsAmerica reached out to Catawba County Sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Aaron Turk, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Glock wasn\u2019t the only colorfully painted firearm seized by police at Burch\u2019s house. Another photo shows a purple and yellow shotgun, a red and gold Glock, and another yellow handgun. Police also seized several bolt-action rifles, a lever-action rifle, a shotgun, and a variety of semi-automatic handguns and revolvers. The photo also appears to show one of the rifles outfitted with a thermal optic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Artistic<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Long Island Authorities Hold Toy Gun Buyback for Children<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Investigators seized quantities of cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disguising real guns as toys isn\u2019t a new phenomenon. All the way back in 2014, a local news station in Alabama ran an article<\/a> describing the difficulty law enforcement agents have with real \u201ctoy\u201d guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s another method of people on the street, especially some of our bad guys being able to hide the weapons from a distance. If it\u2019s painted pink or blue we typically don\u2019t associate that with a threat, it\u2019s something that is typically a toy, so we are much less likely to treat it as a threat,\u201d said Captain John Stringer of the Madison Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police may be especially hesitant to react to what looks like a toy gun due to frequent media criticism<\/a> of officers who shoot people who brandish toy firearms. Most famously, police in Cleveland killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice after he reportedly tried to pull out a toy gun that had been modified to look like a real one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burch was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond on Wednesday, according to CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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