Michael Smith always packs a pistol, even asleep or showering or yelling at tree trimmers who wake him up.

And though it's only a tattoo, the inky realism of his gun on the gut prompted a Maine State Police SWAT team to surround the night-worker's home Tuesday morning for a few tense minutes.

"Obviously it was a misunderstanding and he didn't have a weapon, but we had to respond to the initial report as if he did," Maine State Police Trooper Scott Duff told the Morning Sentinel.

The tree trimmers "weren't 100% sure what he was saying, but he was yelling and they thought it could be some sort of a threat," Duff said.

"We take all precautions when we don't have the details," he added.

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