Stu: "...a boy playing with a toy gun. We all had toy guns when we were kids, right?"

No. Pellet guns were considered weapons when I was young (50-60s.)
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Wave that around in an inner city public park setting and just plan on getting shot by someone, gang member, gun nut or police.