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Jul 15, 2021 / 10:27 AM CDT / Updated: Jul 15, 2021 / 05:34 AM CDT Lego construction sets are displayed at the DreamToys toy fair in central London, on November 5, 2014. The event sees manufacturers of the predicted Christmas bestsellers showcase their products in the run up to the festive season. (LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images) PROVO, Utah (KTVX) – Lego isn’t playing around with a Utah-based gun company that has been manufacturing a pistol made to look as if it’s covered with t...

Gun Company Sparks Controversy for Producing Firearm That Looks Like a Colorful LEGO Gun A Utah-based firearm company has halted production of its colorful Block 19 gun which was designed to resemble a toy gun made from LEGO-like bricks, after facing criticism. Culper Precision, a company that specializes in taking “a firearm of known value” and transforming it into a “personalized invaluable treasure for a fair price”, recently debuted the Block 19, a Glock handgun that looked more lik...

Lego asks U.S. gun manufacturer to stop making its guns to look like its iconic bricks Brandon Sapienza After receiving a request from Lego, a Utah-based gun manufacturer has stopped producing a pistol designed to look like it is covered in the iconic Lego bricks. “We have contacted the company and they have agreed to remove the product from their website and not make or sell anything like this in the future,” Lego said in a statement on Wednesday. The gun company, Culper Pr...

Jul 14, 2021 Photo: Getty Images A Utah gun company is no longer selling a Lego-themed handgun kit after facing a huge public backlash. The Block 19 kit from Culper Precision allowed owners to use Lego blocks to decorate their Glock 19 pistol, or even build their own sights. The company unveiled the design last month - calling a "childhood dream coming to life". But the reaction was swift, with many claiming the colorful design would appeal to children. The company pulled the Block 19 after t...

“The idea is that customers who have a Gen 3 or 4 Glock 19 with a black polymer frame and have already purchased an aftermarket blank slide … can send that in and we will return a Block19 to them for around $600,” Culper Precision’s President Brandon Scott, told the website. Lego was not the only ones disappointed with Culper Precision’s use of multicolored interlocking toys.  Pro-Second Amendment defenders thought it was irresponsible for gun manufacturers to design a weapon to appe...

A gun covered in Lego bricks, called a Block 19 by Culper Precision, led to Lego asking the gun company to stop making the product. (Instagram screenshot) Referred to as a “Block19,” Culper Precision called its creation of a Lego-covered gun kit a childhood dream. That dream, at least for now, has ended, as the United States-based gun company has pulled the Lego-encased gun kit from its online store. The move came after a request from Lego, the Denmark toy company. “We have contacted the ...

Utah company halts Lego firearm case sales after cease-and-desist test A Utah company has stopped selling a kit that encases Glock handguns in Lego blocks after the Danish toymaker sent it a cease-and-desist letter at the urging of gun control activists. Marketing the “Block19” as a “a childhood dream come to life”, Culper Precision introduced it on Instagram, saying: “We wanted the second amendment to simply be too painful to tread on, so there was only one logical solution.” Red,...

Gun Company Makes Gun That Looks Like It Was Made From Legos, Twitter Users Arent Happy 07/14/21 AT 7:04 PM Amid outcries from gun safety groups, toy company Lego sent a Provo, Utah-based company a cease and desist letter to stop producing "Block19," a multicolored kit that encases Glock handguns that look like they were made from Legos blocks. The product is made by Culper Precision, which marketed it as “a childhood dream come to life.” The price of a Block19 ranged from $549 to $765....

Lego Demands U.S. Gun Maker to Stop Making Pistol That Looks Like a Toy 14 Jul 2021 The kids toy giant Lego is demanding Utah’s Culper Precision cease producing handguns that look as if they were made from Lego toys. BBC reports that Culper Precision does custom work on Austrian-designed Glock 19 pistols. Culper Precision refers to its custom Glock 19 as the “Block 19.” Culper Precision noted that it came up with the idea of the gun as part of an effort to “highlight the pure enjoyment ...

Skip to main content SUPER FUN: A gun covered in Lego-like bricks to look like a toy sets off a furor John Woodrow Cox, The Washington Post July 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail This Glock handgun was customized by Culper Precision to model the appearance of Lego building blocks. (Culper Precision)Culper Precision About a week ago, a company in Utah that makes custom modifications to firearms debuted what it described as a fun new product: A kit that encases Glock handguns in what looks like red,...