So as you're all probably aware the UK is pretty strict on its gun laws, imitation firearms have laws which mostly fall down to common sense. If your gun looks real, don't go waving it around in public or you might have issues with the fuzz.
So it piqued my interest the other day when I saw this article pop up https://archive.ph/stsIo a kid got rammed off his bike for having a water pistol? How shocking! Even the article banner shows you a bright pink pistol, how could the police be so incompetent?
Now cut forward a whole 6 minutes.. it's because the kids black obviously! https://archive.ph/yzis7 And it's totally not because his water pistol looks more like a glock than an actual water gun... It's white and blue!
I've seen guns cerakoted in every color of the rainbow, not to mention random decals and 3D printed shit. I'm against it personally, I think guns should be gun colored and toys should be toy colored, but that's not the world we live in.
If a youth jogs into my house with something that looks like a rare CS:GO drop, I'm blasting him without a second thought.