[Livia]

The rifle wasn't a toy, it was described as "a replica" which is something quite different. You'd have to be pretty close to be sure, and who would want to be that close? And after being told several times to put the rifle down, the boy didn't comply and allegedly raised it toward an officer. He was apparently also carrying a replica handgun in his belt. And all this the day after a 12 year old shot a teacher dead in Nevada, wounded a couple of other people then killed himself. It's a sad waste of life, but carrying a replica assault rifle in public is, to say the least, a questionable decision.