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Per other articles, there was no orange/red tip on this toy/replica gun. And per this article, the kid is a “special ed” student. Whoever is supposed to be looking after this kid should be facing some charges. What the heck is a “special ed” kid doing riding around after dark, unsupervised, with a realistic replica gun? A normal kid would have the sense not to point it at someone in a situation that could be mistaken for intent to fire a real gun. This kid apparently couldn’t figure out that when you’re carrying a realistic-looking gun and a police officer yells at you to “Drop it”, you shouldn’t respond by pointing the realistic-looking gun at the officer.

I agree with you about kids needing supervision and being taught the basic common sense that you don't point a gun, real or not, at people. For the same reason I disagree about letting kids play with toy guns. I had plenty of toy guns and played lots of games with my friends with them. I was also instructed in the proper handling and respect for firearms from about the age of eight. I never confused the two.

But I would never presume to tell anyone else how to raise their children I am just relaying my personal experiences and conclusions.