Ha, I remember seeing that on the news a few days back

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After re-looking at the video footage, I would have to say it's fake, the images were very blurry and it was difficult to make out just what it was at first. There's other things it could be too, like just a guy in a mask, or even just a round object, like a lamp or something.
Plus as you said, if there was "real convincing" evidence it would most likely be confiscated, yet alone showing it on a *National* News Network.
But on a side note, those re-enactments were as Funny as Hell!
