In about one hour, the Revolutionary War is about to break out in Boston. This time, the combatants will be hit with less death and more water. A week from now there will be a showdown at high noon and sundown in the center of Allston. Everyone is told to wear their "greens" to identify themselves as part of the gang, before getting soaked and dishing it out too.

The Globe brings us the story on these upcoming squirt gun battles around town. Today's mobbery will be brought to you by the Banditos Misteriosus, one of the bigger local flashmob organizers, and next week is being organized by the Clone Collective, a group of Allston artists.

But just when you thought water guns and water battles were all just fun-and-game frivolity, in stomps the killjoy:

Water guns' ties to real guns troubles Nancy Robinson, director of Citizens for Safety, a Boston gun violence prevention coalition, though her group does not have a formal position on squirt guns.

"They can easily be mistaken for a real gun because it's so prevalent for young people to have guns," Robinson said. "If kids didn't have access to real guns, there'd be no risk of a police officer seeing a squirt gun and thinking it's a real gun."

Yes, you heard it, folks. Your bright green, yellow, purple, and red Super Soaker Monster XL just might get you shot by the cops some day because they thought it was a real gun. Sheesh.