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How replica guns are creating challenges for police

How replica guns are creating challenges for police – CBS News

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Since 2014, at least 320 people have been shot and killed by police while holding replica guns, and of those at least 19 were children. Police say that many replica guns look so real that officers are unable to distinguish them from regular firearms. And even though many states are trying to keep realistic replica guns out of kids’ hands, there’s evidence that manufacturers have been marketing directly to them for years. Anna Werner explains.

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