WATCH: Expert questions Malema's AK-47 toy gun claim

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WATCH: Expert questions Malema's AK-47 toy gun claim
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Malema appeared in court on Wednesday for discharging a firearm in public but his party claims the gun wasn't real

It’s highly likely that Julius Malema fired a real semi-automatic weapon,at an EFF rally in the Eastern Cape last year. And put the lives of people around him in danger. That’s according to a firearms expert who has studied the footage of Malema with the gun. Courtesy

JOHANNESBURG - It’s highly likely that EFF leader Julius Malema fired a real semi-automatic weapon at an EFF rally in the Eastern Cape last year.Murphy has studied the footage of Malema firing the rifle.Malema appeared in court on Wednesday for discharging a firearm in public – but his party claims the gun wasn't real – and the noise came from fireworks.“Just looking at the video, it’s quite easy to identify the firearm.

He says there are clear signs in the video that Malema wasn’t firing a replica weapon or firing blanks. – “Firstly, when he holds the firearm up to use it, you can see there is a recoil present in time with the sound of the shots. And any firearm where there is recoil present, indicates that he is firing a live projectile. Also in the shot you can see that there is some kind of bright muzzle flash on at least one of the shots fired. Which indicates there is some kind of burning propellant.”“Those bullets come down somewhere.

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