30 Online Retailers Agree To Stop Selling Realistic Toy Guns In NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- New York's attorney general said 30 online retailers have agreed to stop selling realistic toy guns in New York.
The settlements announced Tuesday follow July letters to the retailers from across the U.S. who were selling the imitation weapons through an Amazon.com platform for third-party retailers.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the toys in question violate a New York law against sales here. The law requires toy guns sold to be brightly colored or have colored striping down the barrel.
His investigation found 1,337 were sold in New York City.
"When toy guns are mistaken for real guns, there can be tragic consequences," Schneiderman said in a statement. "New York State law prohibits the sale of imitation weapons that closely resemble real guns. I will continue to enforce this law so that we can avoid putting both children and law enforcement officials at risk."
This summer, retailers including Wal-Mart, Sears, Kmart and Amazon agreed to keep realistic toy guns off their shelves in New York in an earlier settlement.
In November, a Cleveland police officer fatally shot a 12-year-old boy who was holding a realistic-looking toy gun.
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