Sword-style Umbrella Triggers SWAT Callout at Mass. Mall

Burlington (Mass.) Police officials questioned the safety of a samurai sword-style umbrella, after SWAT officers cleared the Burlington Mall when a shopper called 911 to report it as a rifle.

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April 21, 2011

Sword-style Umbrella Triggers SWAT Callout at Mass. Mall

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Burlington (Mass.) Police officials questioned the safety of a samurai sword-style umbrella, after SWAT officers cleared the Burlington Mall when a shopper called 911 to report it as a rifle.

"We live in a free country, and you can't regulate everything, but common sense should tell you something that can easily be mistaken for a weapon shouldn't be sold - and people shouldn't buy it," Burlington PD's Lt. Glen Mills tells the Boston Herald.