Man Orders TV Through Amazon, Gets Assault Rifle

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"When D.C. resident Seth Horvitz ordered a flat-panel TV on Amazon, he didn't expect to get a military-grade assault rifle in return.

Horvitz ordered the TV, a Westinghouse 39-inch LCD, for about $320 from a third-party electronics seller on Amazon.

On Tuesday evening, a large, oblong box arrived at his doorstep via UPS Ground.

"When I saw some metal parts inside the box, I thought, 'Maybe this is a TV stand or mount or something,'" Horvitz said in a phone interview with Wired.

"When I realized it was an assault rifle, it was pure shock and disbelief...""


Man Orders TV Through Amazon, Gets Assault Rifle | Threat Level | Wired.com

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