The replica guns, which are based on the design of the AK-47, fire plastic or rubber pellets and are considered detrimental to a child's understanding of violence and gun use.
The city, which was the scene of a devastating attack on a secondary school in December, plans to coincide the temporary ban with the beginning of Muslim festival, Eid.
Commenting on the plan, Deputy Police Commissioner, Riaz Khan Mahsud, said: "The basic purpose behind ban on sale of toy guns is to discourage growing trend of arms and violence among the children."
The move has been welcomed by a number of people, with Azra Nafees, a social and peace worker, saying: "We had been struggling for many years against sale of dangerous toy guns in the country in general, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in particular, as it is badly affected by terrorism and violence."
While the temporary ban has been lauded, many individuals are appealing for the imposition of a permanent one, with father-of-three, Hameedullah Khan asserting: "When children use toy guns in childhood, they don't hesitate using the real arms when grow up."
Echoing this assertion, Professor Zafar Iqbal, a paediatric ophthalmologist, explained: "Unfortunately, militancy and violence have promoted the culture of arms in our society and children are now frequently playing with toy arms instead of traditional toys."
Acknowledging the requests of its citizens, city officials are currently considering a permanent ban, with Mr. Mahsud confirming the possibility should the temporary one prove popular.
