Aren’t toy guns supposed to have bright orange barrels or something? At least here in the US they do. But, after all, what do we know about guns? Jesus, has common sense jumped out the window? Does anyone think that a 10 year old is going to have a real M-16 in England of all places?

Brodie Pearsall is no any ordinary 10-year-old boy. At this tender age, which child can say they’ve had an entire police force after them?After showing off his new £10 (about R150) toy gun to his friends, in a matter of minutes he was surrounded by armed police.

Officers with dogs ordered Brodie to put down the 18in weapon, reports the Daily Mirror.

Shocked neighbours called the police after spotting the realistic-looking gun.

But Brodie’s mum Gail, of Cradley Heath, West Midlands, said: “Brodie was in tears. They were shouting at him instead of talking to me. I think the whole thing is ridiculous.”

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