Only in California.. I hope.
Having a fairly unique viewpoint as a male elementary teacher for the past 16 years, I can say without any hesitation that boys aren't allowed to act like boys at school. This is just one of those examples. I went to a two-room country school in southeast Nebraska. The boys played army at recess. Or Star Wars (with blasters). Or cops-n-robbers. If we found a stick that couple double as a gun it did. That doesn't make me more violent or desensitized to shooting people.
My kingdom for some common sense in this country...