A schoolboy pointing a toy gun at a block of flats was seized by police and hauled into court. Rory Casey's plastic replica was a fairground consolation prize worth no more than £1 — and legal costs topped £1,000. The case ended with Rory getting an absolute discharge. His mother Philippa said: "It's so laughable. What he did was foolish, but I don't think it was criminal." Rory, 13, was spotted on CCTV pointing the plastic gun at flats in Newcastle. Officers... (GunPolicy.org)