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Not that I really support cops confiscating orbeez guns as a general rule
But I work in 911 dispatch in a different area where orbeez guns aren't illegal, and they've been kind of a problem this year.
I think some of our local delinquents have taken to freezing the balls or modifying their guns to shoot faster or something, because we have had a few injuries and broken windows and such linked to orbeez guns this year.
Even without that, they're a pretty significant nuisance that have started a lot of fights because no one likes being pelted with orbeez.
And of course there's the problem that exists with all toy guns where if you paint them black or are running around with them in the dark it can be hard to tell them apart from a real gun which is asking for trouble.
And the countless calls I've gotten from neighborhood karens who "don't think it's safe" or "that they shouldn't be doing that here" is getting kind of old.
And not for nothing, orbeez can be really slow to break down in the environment and I wouldn't be surprised if they're contributing to our microplastics problem.
If there is a way to twist the interpretation of a law to say that orbeez guns are illegal, I'm not at all surprised to hear about cops doing just that. Not that I generally support that, but if you caught me on a bad day after I took a bunch of calls about kids with them, I might be tempted to sign a petition to get them banned.