Law enforcement

Real guns disguised to look like toys pose new threats to law enforcement

Many fake guns look real, but now criminals are making real guns look like toys.Captain John Stringer of the Madison Police Department says these toy store wannabes are providing new challenges to law enforcement officers.
“It’s another method of people on the street, especially some of our bad guys being able to hide the weapons from a distance. If it’s painted pink or blue we typically don’t associate that with a threat, it’s something that is typically a toy, so we are much less likely to treat it as a threat.”