Weapons seized in Tipton police raid turn out to be BB guns
Two weapons seized by police during a raid in Tipton were found to be BB guns.
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West Midlands Police carried out the raid at a property in Laburnum Road on Tuesday morning (January 27) and after searches of the address, discovered two guns.
The weapons were later established to be BB guns; however, the force has said they can look like genuine firearms and cause fear and panic.
A force spokesperson said: "We carried out a raid at a property in Ladurnum Road, Tipton, and after searches, discovered two guns.
"These were later established to be BB guns; however, we know that these can look like genuine firearms and cause fear and panic."
