Real or fake? Tragic encounters fuel debate over realistic-looking replica guns - LATimes.com | Thumpy's 3D House of Airsoft™ @ Scoop.it | Scoop.it

"...But (Jordan) Baylon is playing on borrowed time. In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Imitation Firearms Safety Act, which forbids nearly all types of pellet and BB guns from being shown in public unless they are fashioned in pink, red or another bright color.

Supporters celebrated the passage of the law, which goes into effect in January, saying it was a common-sense response to a long string of tragic encounters in which police shot teenagers who were holding realistic-looking replica guns...."