Lego tells company to stop making gun that looks like its bricks

Lego is asking a U.S. gun customization company to stop making a firearm that looks like it is covered in Lego bricks.

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Culper Precision from Provo, Utah, customized a Glock handgun that makes it look like it is covered in the bricks that kids play with, The Associated Press reported.

The handgun is called Block19, and according to Culper Precision, was made “to create an opportunity to talk about the enjoyment of the shooting sports and the joy that can only be found in marksmanship practice and training.”

The customization costs between $549 and $765 depending on the specifications, The Washington Post reported.

But Lego said that it reached out to Culper Precision and that the gun manufacturer has agreed to stop making the weapon, or one similar, now or in the future, the AP reported.

The product page has been taken down for the Block19, the AP reported.

Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, a gun control group, wrote about the gun last week and called it “a recipe for disaster.” She said, “We have already seen tragedies happen when unsecured firearms are around children and they don’t look like toys.”

Cupler Precision said in a statement on its website and on Instagram, “It has long been the expectation of the firearm community that each of us as responsible owners of firearms take measures to secure our firearms from ANY unauthorized person.” The company added that there are ways to secure a firearm and that not having a weapon secured is irresponsible.

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