The person carrying the gun did not intend to cause alarm to the public, police say.
A man has been handed a police caution after he was seen with an air weapon near a school in North Yorkshire.
A man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of carrying an air weapon in public, North Yorkshire Police said. Following the initial reports, officers were sent to search the area and the force was satisfied "there was no heightened threat to the public or schools in the area", it said.
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