What makes blue more boy-specific than guns are, objectively? For whatever reasons, whether through child instincts or society, both are generally preferred by boys over girls.
The pictures of only boys on the blue boxes and the pictures of only girls on the pink boxes is something that needs to be considered.
I don't care if more boys buy guns and more girls buy toy horses. I do care if those toys are packaged in rigidly gendered packaging and stocked in gendered sections of the toy store.
I recently saw Nerf guns for girls in the store. While my children are not yet of Nerf gun age, I think the Nerf gun for girls might significantly increase the odds that one day I'll be able to have Nerf battles with her. So yay for that.
I would probably first try with a "normal" Nerf gun, but if that doesn't stick, why not try the girl variant.
