Nine people have been educated about the safety and legal requirements surrounding items that look like firearms in public after an incident Saturday evening in Norwich Township.
The Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was called to an abandoned business on Highway 59 near Salford Road at about 6:30 p.m. October 3 after reports of individuals with firearms.
Officers found nine people with BB guns and increased their presence while investigating.
The OPP says the investigation determined the group was making a video.
The nine people were educated about the safety and legal requirements involved in handling items that look like firearms in public.
The OPP is reminding the public that specific safety measures, permissions and advance notifications are required when fake, replica or prop firearms will be visible to the public.
