RE: Sounds like the city fathers were the driving force.
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Hempstead Village Police Department Lieutenant Derek Warner said parents could be risking the lives of their children by giving them toy guns for Christmas. He said police can mistake toy guns for real guns, especially when it is dark outside of if the child with the toy gun is in a poorly lit area, according to WABC.
"Toy guns can be a dangerous item to give your children," Lt. Warner said, according to WABC.
The Hempstead toy gun exchange program started in 2015, according to the Washington Times. It was started by Manhattan philanthropist Jean Shafiroff to stop children from playing with guns that could look real. Shafiroff said in 2016 she chose Hempstead because she heard about a number of shootings involving children in the area.