[MadMax]

It's probably the masks putting the authorities off of clearsoft. People concealing their identities chasing each other making gun brandishing motions freaks out the public. From a practical standpoint, if you're wearing eye protection, who's protecting the bystander without eye protection? If you can see the armament (or imitation arm) then you're in line of sight. If it's not through a window, you could also be in range.

Squirt guns had the same issues as clearsoft. I recall some pretty cool pistols. I had a springer 1911 water gun which you racked the slide to cock a shot. Pretty fun. I noticed they became hard to get pretty quick. The big goofy super soaker hasn't had any of the same issues as gun shaped shooting devices. Sure it can shoot bleach, but somehow that seems less insidious to the public.