In my childhood days (the 1940s) cap guns were ubiquitous. They were “brandished” freely. No red tips either. I can’t recall any kid shot because he was seen with one. Of course those were very different times and citizens would not call police if they saw a kid (invariably a boy) “brandishing” a cap gun.
We're seeing the wreckage of fifty years of Great Society programs...which shows conclusively that those things done with the best of intentions are potentially the most toxic.