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TexasTowelie

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Tue Dec 12, 2017, 06:44 AM Dec 2017

Wilmington councilman proposes ban on fake guns for kids

Youth in Wilmington will be prohibited from using fake guns if a new law is passed.

An ordinance, introduced Thursday, would make it illegal to sell fake guns to minors and would make it unlawful for minors to possess fake guns without the supervision of a guardian. The law would also make it illegal to remove or obscure characteristics of fake guns that show they are imitations, including the orange plug.

"The close resemblance of many imitation firearms to real firearms creates confusion and alarm in law enforcement officers and the general public when such imitation firearms are displayed or brandished in public," the ordinance states.

Violators would be assigned community service, the ordinance states.

Read more: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2017/12/07/wilmington-councilman-proposes-ban-fake-guns-youth/918839001/

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Wilmington councilman proposes ban on fake guns for kids (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2017 OP
treat them like deadly boobs in movies & teevee too. pansypoo53219 Dec 2017 #1
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