[ETL]

Lynn Police spokesman Lt. Rick Donnelly said that "the way things are today, you can't have that."

I agree with him. Some maniac school shooter could bring a real gun in dressed up like that. By the time people realized it wasn't a joke, it would be too late.

[MrEdd]

Right.
And because real guns look just like the guns in star wars, there is just no way to tell.

[circlecity]

"Some maniac school shooter could bring a real gun in dressed up like that. By the time people realized it wasn't a joke, it would be too late"

Yep. The "Joker" killer in the movie theater showed that. It's not so much the nature of the weapon but the nutcase vibe you need to look out for.