And in many cities in the US (Los Angeles, for instance), it's illegal to sell
toy guns that even remotely resemble a real gun. Any toy guns have to have
bright colors on them. The reason is that the cops have occasionally been
called by people who mistake toy guns for the real thing, and people are
worried about the cops shooting someone that the cops mistakenly believe is
carrying a real weapon. There may have even been a couple of incidents where
people have been shot after jumping out at the cops (in the dark, not realizing
that the cops were even in the area) with realistic appearing toy guns.
This is very true. I live in a lower class area of Santa Ana,
California. About two years ago, just after my wife and I moved in, I
saw a group of teens about a block from our apartment, carrying what
looked like automatic pistols and one shotgun. When the police found
them, it turns out that they were airsoft guns with the orange paint
around the muzzles marked over with black permanant markers, to make
them look realistic. However, before the police had determined what had
happened, they had cruisers all over the neighborhood looking for these
kids, as well as an air unit. They take this stuff VERY seriously.
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