And the dishonest portrayal factor of this stunt goes up even further:

Fake gun store attendant best known as Grand Theft Auto mega crook

In an ironic twist, it turns out the counter staff at the faux gun store in Manhattan’s Lower East Side stocked with hidden cameras and illegal guns was none other than Ned Luke, known for his depiction of a hyper violent criminal in the GTA series.

The actor recently appeared in a video released by gun control groups in which he stars as the only salesman at “The Gun Shop” standing in front of a wall of firearms ranging from military surplus SKS rifles to submachine guns. Those interested in items were advised of a tale of gun violence purportedly associated with each firearm up for sale.

Luke, whose IMDB profile lists him with some 28 credits, is likely best known for his portrayal of Michael De Santa in Grand Theft Auto V, an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

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“GTA allows you to tap into everything that you can’t do in real life,” said Luke in a 2013 interview with PC Advisor defending the violence in the game. “In real life, you don’t get to go out and rampage and do all these bad things. Gangster movies have been huge forever-Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas, all the way back to Jimmy Cagney. People lose themselves in the bad boy. And there isn’t anybody badder than the dudes in GTA. That’s why they’re so popular. You get to actually go out and do all these horrible things.”