Maybush Road, Southampton. Photo from: Google Maps. Inset: BB handgun seized by police. Photo from: Southampton Cops/Facebook.
A BB handgun has been seized in Southampton after reports of a male with a gun.
Yesterday, police responded after recieving reports of a male with a gun who was threatening two females.
Officers attended the incident on Maybush Road and stopped a 13-year-old boy who had a BB handgun tucked in his waistband.
The gun was seized and officers say they are now "considering the most appropriate and sensible action to take".
A police spokesperson added: "Not the most appropriate toy to be waving around the street and as you can see, reasonably real looking.
"If you only had a quick glance at it, would know it was just a toy?"
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