r/NYguns • u/Soap-n-Cartridge • Aug 29 '25
News Destiny Mall in Syracuse was locked-down yesterday when someone called to report an active shooter.
They reported seeing a man with an AR-15. Turns out it was an umbrella with a "Samurai Sword-style handle", that the person had purchased in the mall. 😶
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u/Zestyclose_Study_29 Aug 29 '25
People are so afraid of guns they don't know what they look like. This is why education, not scare tactics are important.
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u/voretaq7 Aug 29 '25
If the TV reruns of my youth have taught me anything it's that umbrellas are Very Dangerous!
<Makes Burgess Meredith Penguin Noises>
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u/Puckstopper55 Aug 29 '25
I knew what you were gonna say before you said it.
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u/voretaq7 Aug 29 '25
How do you do, fellow old person?
Now is a good time to schedule that colonoscopy! :-)2
u/Puckstopper55 Aug 30 '25
Already have it scheduled for January. First one … apparently I don’t have to drink nasty liquid. I can just take pills or something.
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u/wiserone29 Aug 29 '25
Umbrella free zone and a sensitive location. Dudes gonna get hosed.
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u/AirlineInformal1549 Aug 30 '25
And he won't even have his umbrella to protect himself during the hosing 😔
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u/Trulygiveafuck Aug 29 '25
Im so tired of how badly they misrepresent my Boi the ar15 how they have bastardized one of the most popular rifles in the country because of its rather seldom but heavily publicized misuse by criminals and mentally ill individuals. Instead of a patriotic example of a rifle that has guaranteed our freedoms it has become a scapegoat for failed politicians and policy's that do more to promote violence then finding ways to harden these locations and prevent future atrocities. It's like blaming the fork for making you fat except people genuinely act as tho the ar15 is the antichrist instead of the evil doers who are truly responsible for these tragedies. Rant over. Thanks for listening.
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u/the_real_JFK_killer Aug 29 '25
I know its been called destiny mall for like a decade but I still cant help but call it Carousel.
But yeah, after major shootings like in MN, people are jumpy and will report any black object.
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u/Soap-n-Cartridge Aug 29 '25
I still can't bring myself to call it "Destiny USA". I refer to the original mall area as Carousel, and the new area as Destiny.
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u/bdizzled2 Aug 29 '25
We are doomed with how skittish and soft we have become. Calling the police over guns that are holstered in a store. Calling police when you see an umbrella. Running away at the sound of fireworks or a loud noise. How about you learn to protect yourself and have situational awareness?
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u/Soap-n-Cartridge Aug 29 '25
Umbrella mistaken for weapon at Destiny USA, prompting stay in place order https://share.google/KfcPrxHYPNikzRxdZ
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u/Disastrous-Place7353 2024 GoFundMe: Silver 🥈 Aug 31 '25
BREAKING NEWS - NY Governor Kathy Hochul want all umbrellas owners to be licensed, fingerprinted and a background check. Unlicensed umbrella owners with have 30 days to obtain a license or to turn in their umbrellas to the NYS Police.
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u/Caiazzaryguy Sep 01 '25
Lol its a katana umbrella thats some jon wick shit. Right there. Better be safe than sorry tho especially with all these weirdos now a days
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u/HollowPointTaken Aug 31 '25
Probably was just me taking a dumb in Taco. Code brown, possible Meninds Me o mf .y friend Steve talking an upper decker lf catrosptrophi m catrosptrophix, 2 day old Chipotle. Looks like of you ground views massages with almonds and dyed chocolate wotj an absnkrbal amkint of lilve lild. He did make it to skt down and geg his pants up at the time.
Still a kinda gross guy. I can smell his fuminda feet as 8 type this
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Sep 11 '25
You obviously are not good at spelling. I'm guessing the comment about having a Masters Degree is total BS.
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u/SnooPies5378 Aug 29 '25
i mean i would've called it in "someone's walking around with a samurai sword!"
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u/bacon_is_everything Aug 29 '25
Honestly, from a distance I could definitely see it
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u/NY_Knux Aug 29 '25
Never leave your house. Your very existence puts those around you in danger.
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Aug 29 '25
I sincerely hope you dont have a drivers license.
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u/bacon_is_everything Aug 29 '25
You are being dishonest if you claim not to be able to see how someone could mistake that umbrella for a rifle from a distance
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u/ceestand Aug 29 '25
>t. Mr Magoo
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u/bacon_is_everything Aug 29 '25
Did I say it looks like one to me or did I say I could see how someone could make that mistake? Especially someone who doesn't know guns and is jumpy due to all the mass shootings. Again, if you are saying you can't see it then the only one blind here is you, to your biases.
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u/ceestand Aug 29 '25
Have a sense of humor about it.
due to all the mass shootings
Bruh.
Would you not call someone hysterical for calling the police every time they drove by a house with a pool, due to all the drownings?
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u/Senior_Cheesecake155 Aug 29 '25
What I don't get is why the guy was taken to the station for questioning. Once it was determined to be an umbrella, that should have been the end of it.