SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – It is a simple question raised by a potentially dangerous incident at a Springfield Target. The Springfield Police Department posted the question on Facebook: “Can you tell which firearm is loaded with ammunition and which is loaded with water?”
“When we respond to these things, we respond on the information we’re given,” said Sgt. Keith Wright with Springfield PD. “And a lot of these, they call them in as if there’s a potential shooting to occur in an area. And then if someone’s holding a realistic-looking firearm from a distance, it is hard for law enforcement to tell the difference in that split second.”…