This article or another on the incident, described it as replica of a .45 calibre pistol.
Doesn't the phrase 'bent open' imply that it is cocked?
Or did they mean to imply it was a .45 caliber revolver?
That's NOT what the article said. It said:
"Frasier McCart said he was waiting for the bus when he discovered what looked like a handgun. It was bent open."
"The 10-year-old put it in his bag, bent open, and rode the bus to school. He then went straight to the principal's office and turned the gun in."
This article or another on the incident, described it as replica of a .45 calibre pistol.
Doesn't the phrase 'bent open' imply that it is cocked?
Or did they mean to imply it was a .45 caliber revolver?