I can't give a pass - kids do things like this often enough that you can't call the police on every incident. Sure it might be stupid for kids to do, but they

I can't give a pass - kids do things like this often enough that you can't call the police on every incident. Sure it might be stupid for kids to do, but they do it, and since it isn't a real gun it is harmless fun until someone overreacts. The real issue here is fatigue: the more you overreact the less your seriously you are taken when something really does happen. Once you can make a mistake and be okay, but you soon you become "the little boy who cried wolf", and people don't move to safety when there is a real issue!