Police warn about dangers of replica firearms used by teens in 'Senior Assassin' game

CBC News

· Posted: May 06, 2025 4:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago

York Regional Police are informing parents and teenagers astir the dangers of replica firearms and a crippled called "Senior Assassin" aft constabulary received 5 reports of young radical carrying what appeared to beryllium guns.

In a quality merchandise connected Tuesday, constabulary said the crippled involves students who vie to destruct different participants by shooting them with h2o guns, gel projectiles oregon foam darts wrong an allotted clip period.

Police said galore replica firearms look identical to existent guns. And erstwhile constabulary respond to weapons calls, they often person to marque speedy decisions astir whether a limb is real, a artifact oregon a replica and the consequences could beryllium significant, constabulary said.

"Citizens should beryllium alert that erstwhile constabulary respond to immoderate telephone involving a firearm, it is treated arsenic morganatic until an probe tin find otherwise," constabulary said successful the release.

The 5 reports, received since April 27, progressive incidents in Richmond Hill, Markham, Stouffville and Newmarket. Police said they privation to guarantee that the nationalist is harmless starring into the extremity of the schoolhouse year.

Police discourage usage of replica guns successful York Region

Police said officers person fired their guns successful situations wherever a firearm is aboriginal determined to person been a replica and the serviceman was recovered to beryllium justified successful their actions.

"There is often nary mode to archer if the limb is existent anterior to investigation," constabulary said successful the release. "Replica firearms, aerial guns, gel guns oregon artifact guns utilized successful the committee of different offence are considered morganatic weapons and those liable volition look important transgression charges."

Anyone who damages spot oregon injures a idiosyncratic oregon carnal by discharging an aerial weapon could beryllium taxable to transgression charges arsenic good arsenic civilian liability, constabulary said.

Police added the residents should seriously consider the risks and responsibilities that comes with owning immoderate point that tin occurrence a projectile.

"For the information of our communities, we powerfully discourage the acquisition and usage of these items successful our region," constabulary said successful the release.

Police said they powerfully promote parents to show their children's usage of these types of guns if they person entree to them.