Originally Posted by nomadking

If it is being pointed at someone and looks like a real gun, should the Police take the chance? Even if they say it is a water pistol, they could be lying and would have to pull the trigger to prove it was a water pistol.

If you find a gun, I would have thought it best to simply report it, in order to preserve any forensic evidence etc. If someone did pick it up to take into the police, would they be waving it around or hand over in something like a plastic bag?