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Originally Posted by miajag
"realistic" toy guns have orange caps on the muzzle to distinguish them from the real thing
I used to keep this BB gun that looked like a handgun in my car for safety. More of toy BB gun because it took plastic BBs. Wasn't even loaded, just thought one day I might need something that looked like a gun.
It looked so real, one day I was pulled over and a cop saw it sitting on the back seat and he called to his partner, "HE'S GOT A GUN," and then put his hands on his gun, looking like he's about to pull it out. I frantically explained it was a plastic BB gun. He didn't even ask to see it, he just took my explanation at face value, gave me a warning for whatever he stopped me for, and let me go. No idea why no follow up on the screaming and getting his gun ready.
I only posted that as a cool story bro, but it can also double as as a counterexample to your picture. That BB gun didn't have any wacky colors. Looked like a silver handgun.