Booker Claims Toy Guns More Regulated Than Real Ones

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter

Sen. Cory Booker is making damn sure no one forgets that he’s anti-gun. A good bit of his campaign at the moment revolves around his anti-gun proposals.

However, while trying to sell gun control during the Democratic primary, Booker’s made a very bizarre claim, one that makes absolutely no sense.

“Most people don’t know that consumer product safety literally — one industry that’s been exempted is the gun lobby. So we have different regulations for toy guns and no regulations for the weapons on our streets that are killing so many people.”

— Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), interview on CNN, May 6, 2019

“In the US we have more federal regulation over toy guns than real ones”

— Booker, in a tweet, May 7

“Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones. While medicine, children’s toys, and any number of other consumer products are subject to regulation by the federal government, firearms are exempt. In other words, gun manufacturers have little incentive to make their products safer. Cory will work to close this loophole in federal oversight and allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ensure gun safety by making safety warnings and issuing …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms