Prince George has a new toy and people aren't happy about it.
The four-year-old attended a charity polo game in which his father, Prince William, was playing. George watched the game with his sister Charlotte and mother Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge.
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But when photos of the family outing surfaced, many in the UK were shocked to see George wielding a toy gun. He could be seen aiming the plastic mock-weapon at other children and his own mother.
Many social media users were upset with the prince's toy, feeling that the images sent a bad message because of the UK's surge in violent crime.
Some people didn't have a problem with George's choice of toy. Dana Loesch, a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association, tweeted that people should "leave the boy alone".
Some media outlets have reported that the gun was a water pistol that George won as a prize at the fair that accompanied the polo game.
As well as playing with the gun, George was seen frolicking on the sidelines with his sister and cousins, including seven-year-old Savannah Phillips who went viral for 'shushing' the prince at the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Saturday (local time).
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