In New York, they limited the sale of toy guns: they are now subject to strict requirements

New law bans New York retailers from selling black, blue and silver toy firearms New York Post.

“Limiting the use of these realistic looking devices will keep misleading and potentially dangerous devices off our streets. Thereby ensuring the safety of children, law enforcement and all New Yorkers, ”said State Governor Kathy Hokul, who signed this law, in a statement.

The new law was passed by the state legislature with bipartisan support. All toy weapons must now be white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, hot pink, bright purple, or made from transparent or translucent materials. Exceptions to the ban on weapons of other colors are allowed for theater and film productions.

Federal law requires toy guns shipped or imported into the US to have an orange tip or stripe on both sides of the barrel. There are exceptions only for airsoft and paintball pistols.

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Since 1994, toy guns have featured in at least 63 shootings across the state, according to a legislative brief. Eight of them were fatal, as the owner of the real gun mistook the toy for a real gun and shot the attacker.

Realistic-looking pistols are sometimes used by criminals, but they are also associated with tragedy. Consider the 1994 murder of 13-year-old Nicholas Hayward Jr. by an NYPD officer. Then the officer mistook the teenager's toy for a real weapon.

The new law will come into force in 90 days, that is, in mid-November.