Depends on what color it is now, what color you want to paint it and what you're going to do with it.
Cal 2008 Dangerous Weapons Control Laws:
12553. Any person who changes, alters, removes, or obliterates any coloration or markings that are required for by any applicable state or federal law or regulation, for any imitation firearm, or device described in subdivision (c) of Section 12555, in any way that makes the imitation firearm or device look more like a firearm is guilty of a misdemeanor.
12001 (c) “Imitation firearm” means any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm.
Note also:
12551, 12552: anyone who sells a BB gun to a minor, or loans one to a minor without permission of the minor's parents, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Depends on what color it is now, what color you want to paint it and what you're going to do with it.
Cal 2008 Dangerous Weapons Control Laws:
12553. Any person who changes, alters, removes, or obliterates any coloration or markings that are required for by any applicable state or federal law or regulation, for any imitation firearm, or device described in subdivision (c) of Section 12555, in any way that makes the imitation firearm or device look more like a firearm is guilty of a misdemeanor.
12001 (c) “Imitation firearm” means any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm.
Note also:
12551, 12552: anyone who sells a BB gun to a minor, or loans one to a minor without permission of the minor's parents, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
If you paint it orange, you could probably get a ticket / fine for it. The orange tip is to identify a toy gun.
Unless you want to get called by the cops, no. Although as long as you keep it inside and everyone knows its only a BB, yes.
That's called asking for it.