London police warning residents about the dangers of replica guns

Replica BB gun

London police are reminding residents that it is against the law to discharge replica firearms such as pellet guns or air-soft pistols within the city limits.

Police have recently investigated a number of incidents in forested areas where they have been fired and children and babies have pciked up the pellets.

City By-Law PW-7 states that, "No person shall discharge a firearm within the City of London."

Police say all firearms, real or fake, pose a significant threat to public safety and that officers will always treat any weapons call as a real firearm until determined otherwise.