Edmond - The Edmond City Council has voted to ban toy guns and airsoft guns that are altered to look like a real gun.

Police asked for the new law after a number of incidents in which people with altered toy guns were almost shot by officers
answering calls about suspects with guns.

Airsoft guns and other toy guns come with an orange tip so officers can tell them apart from the real thing.

But Officer Matt Hardin says people are using markers or spray paint to cover up the orange tips and make it nearly impossible for
an officer to know if the gun is real.

The new law goes into effect in 30 days and calls for a $244 fine for possessing an altered gun and a $544 fine for threatening
another person with an altered toy gun.

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