Police in Bedfordshire, England, were mocked after posting online a flintlock pistol they seized during a drug raid. A photo of the pistol indicates it has no trigger and no hammer. The police report they also found a sword and drugs. The man, who wasn’t named, faces drugs and firearms charges.
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