Crime & Safety
Should Lakewood Ban Displaying Toy Guns In Threatening Manner?
Several media reports say the city is considering the ban on toy guns, which these days can look like real ones, according to authorities.
(Editor's note: The headline of an earlier version of this story was unclear about what Lakewood leaders are considering changing. The city is considering changes its laws brandishing toy guns in a threatening manner. The change has been made)
Should the City of Lakewood ban the display of toy guns in a threatening manner?
That's the question city leaders are asking following several media reports that the city is considering it following a Lakewood municipal judge's decision to dismiss a case of a woman who allegedly waved a toy gun in a threatening manner.
Should the City of Lakewood ban the display of toy guns in a threatening manner?
That's the question city leaders are asking following several media reports that the city is considering it following a Lakewood municipal judge's decision to dismiss a case of a woman who allegedly waved a toy gun in a threatening manner.
It also comes after a few incidents in which police responded to a suspect who was waving a toy gun. City leaders are studying the issue.
We ask you, Patch users, should the City of Lakewood ban toy guys, particularly when displayed in a threatening manner? Tell us in the comments below.
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