http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/177_ec.htm
The above is a pellet gun.
Wake up.
As I said, I despise them.
My apologies. You are correct.
The gun used in this crime WAS a pellet gun. That means it was NOT a toy and therefore would never have had an orange tip.
This simply means the young man WAS pointing a real gun at a police officer... pretty stupid.