[brytlea]

There have been other cases of kids shot because a cop saw them with a fake or toy gun, and thought it was real. When my boys were growing up I completely disallowed any real looking toy guns (brightly colored plastic water pistols were ok). Our reasoning was that we had REAL guns in the house and we never wanted the kids to get the idea that anything like that was a toy. Some might think that's dumb, but it seemed reasonable to us.

susie

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Some of us have fond memories of BB gun wars, and dirt clod wars (when the barrel of the Daisy was ruined, and you pulled it out. Stick the now .80 caliber muzzle in the mud. Only good for about 15 yards.) We knew that someone would get hurt, and no one would die.

Lawyers will hash this thing for years. First thing I said was "hope it was not a kid with an airsoft". Even if it had been wooden, the nitwit should have dropped it. Suicide by cop. Sucks for every person impacted, especially the officer that had to fire the shot.