[Oatka]

"Bet it didn’t have the orange tip on it."
High velocity airguns don't have orange tips. They are rightfully considered weapons. Low velocity airguns (Airsoft, Nerf, etc.) are not. I own several "spring air" guns quite capable of 1200 fps pellet velocity.

I read where the Bad Guys will use a black marker to hide the orange tip. I'm waiting to hear of some genius painting a real gun's muzzle with orange.

[Wonder Warthog]

"I read where the Bad Guys will use a black marker to hide the orange tip.

I can't imagine why they would do this. Disguising a toy gun as a real one is just begging to be shot.

"I'm waiting to hear of some genius painting a real gun's muzzle with orange."

This has some validity, but I suspect a more successful camouflage would be to take a plastic bottle cap of appropriate size, paint that orange, and slip it over the muzzle. That would look a lot more like the toys than a real muzzle painted orange.

But I suspect that experienced cops wouldn't be fooled.