California thugs shot a 13-year-old who was reportedly carrying a pellet gun that looks like an AK-47.

We can't take their word that this is what happened; the facts must be independently verified.

If the facts are as stated, I can't blame the thugs this time. If you carry a realistic replica of a deadly weapon, people will treat it as real. To give a child such a replica is terribly foolish; to have one is foolish too. If this starts to happen often enough to be more than a rare fluke, it would make sense to ban them. But I doubt that will happen.