what would already turn the criminal into a felon (or a corpse) is pointing it at a policeman or an armed citizen. we don't need ANOTHER law to do that.
they don't need to KNOW it's a 'real gun', they just need to believe that it's a 'real gun'. after that they are perfectly able to shoot the criminal for the folly of pointing a cap gun at an armed citizen.
all guns are 'real' guns when they're being pointed at you menacingly. you seem to know enough not to do this without a law to tell you not to.
i do not support laws that make toy guns criminal. that is gun control at it's lowest.
if the criminals need a law to tell them that it's not a good idea to point a TOY gun at a guy who has a REAL gun, then they probably wouldn't survive the encounter anyway.
michigan constitution, article 1. Sec. 6.
Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state.
keep your powder dry.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Bovard 1994