Painting the tip of your gun orange?

[Deadbolt]

Can't make a toy look like a real gun, but the law is a little more ambiguous about making a real gun look like a toy.

No one can tell you what the legal consequences WOULD be (except maybe Miss Cleo) but everyone with any sense will tell you it's a damn fool idea.

The bones dont lie, mon. Lord'a Mercy!

[Rhythm of Life]

12020. (a) Any person in this state who does any of the following
is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year
or in the state prison:
(1) Manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the
state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives,
lends, or possesses any cane gun or wallet gun, any undetectable
firearm, any firearm which is not immediately recognizable as a
firearm, (possibly applicable language bolded by me, remainder of section not included for brevity)

The way I see it, with so many citizens being shot by police holding garden hose nozzles, air-soft guns and the like I think it most certainly would be recognizable as a firearm.