A New York college that went on lockdown over a report of a gun on campus says the weapon turned out to be a light saber. Students and staff members at Farmingdale State College on Long Island were told to shelter in place Wednesday while police investigated a report that someone was assembling a rifle in a school parking lot. College spokeswoman Kathryn Coley says the rifle was actually a “Star Wars” toy. Farmingdale State is part of the State University of New York system. It has about 8,700 students.
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[1] A New York college that went on lockdown over a report of a gun on campus says the weapon turned out to be a light saber, US News, March 16, 2016, at 12:28 p.m.
[2] GRAHAM RAYMAN, Man’s toy light saber thought to be rifle sets off scare at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, New York Daily News, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 1:16 PM
