It's because if some Karen sees your kid with a real looking hammer anywhere near actual work, (s)he's gonna rat your ass out to CPS faster than you can snap your fingers.

Similarly for toy guns. The weird look ain't for the kids, it's so some passerby doesn't see the "gun" and call the cops (no matter there is no regulation in most states from making a real gun to look like a toy gun so it's a totally bogus presumption).

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rascul 41 minutes ago | parent [-]

> no matter there is no regulation in most states from making a real gun to look like a toy gun so it's a totally bogus presumption

It's a federal law.

> each toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm shall have as an integral part, permanently affixed, a blaze orange plug inserted in the barrel of such toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:15%20section:...

	▲	kd5bjo 23 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The law says that toys have to look like this, but there's often no restriction against painting an orange tip onto an actual firearm.