Posted August 3, 2015 1:52 pm by Comments

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 03: New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman speaks prior to the panal 'Gun Violence: Addressing Real Reform' during the 2013 NAN National Convention Day 1 at New York Sheraton Hotel & Tower on April 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by J. Countess/Getty Images)

Several major retailers will pay $300,000 in fines as well as stop selling realistic-looking toy guns in New York as part of a settlement reached by the stores and the Empire State.

New York has strict regulations on toy guns, New York Magazine reported, including a ban on blue, black or silver guns, in addition to a federal mandate that requires toy guns to have an orange plastic tip to clearly identify them as toys. In New York City, toy guns must be neon in color or clear to easily identify them as toy water guns, according to the magazine.

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman speaks prior to the panel, “Gun Violence: Addressing Real Reform” during the 2013 NAN National Convention, April 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by J. Countess/Getty Images)

Monday’s agreement between Amazon, Kmart, Sears, Walmart and other smaller retailers acknowledged that the retailers violated the Empire State’s laws against selling “imitation weapons,” or weapons that look realistic.

“There have been instances in states around the country in which police officers have mistaken toy guns for actual guns,” New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman told the New York Times. “It’s an absolutely …read more

Source:: The Blaze

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