{"id":171767,"date":"2022-12-07T15:42:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T20:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=171767"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:52:15","slug":"ny-governors-ban-on-toy-guns-rolls-out-just-in-time-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ny-governors-ban-on-toy-guns-rolls-out-just-in-time-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Governor&#8217;s Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out &#8212; Just in Time for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" title=\"NY Governor's Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out -- Just in Time for Christmas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hochul-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"NY Governor's Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out -- Just in Time for Christmas\" class=\"wp-image-171768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hochul-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hochul-387x300.jpg 387w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hochul-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hochul-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Hochul.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New York Gov. Kathy Hochul outlawed &#8220;imitation weapons.&#8221; (<em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/programs\/protecting-public-safety-and-taking-strong-action-against-gun-violence\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ny-governors-ban-on-toy-guns-rolls-out-just-in-time-for-christmas\" title=\"NY Governor's Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out -- Just in Time for Christmas\">NY.gov<\/a><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s ban on toy guns kicked in last month, just in time for the holiday season. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in August, Hochul signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2021\/S687\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ny-governors-ban-on-toy-guns-rolls-out-just-in-time-for-christmas\" title=\"NY Governor's Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out -- Just in Time for Christmas\">S.687\/A.3998<\/a> into law, which prohibits the sale of what her administration calls \u201cimitation weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ban officially took effect on Nov. 13, approximately a week before Black Friday and Cyber Monday, arguably the busiest shopping days of the year. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My top priority as governor is keeping New Yorkers safe, and that means cracking down on devices used to commit crime,&#8221; Gov. Hochul said in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-signs-gun-safety-legislation-strengthening-bans-realistic-looking-imitation\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ny-governors-ban-on-toy-guns-rolls-out-just-in-time-for-christmas\" title=\"NY Governor's Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out -- Just in Time for Christmas\"> press release<\/a> obtained by GunsAmerica.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Restricting these realistic-looking devices will ensure misleading and potentially dangerous devices are off our streets, keeping kids, law enforcement and all New Yorkers safe,\u201d she continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/washington-post-cory-booker-three-pinocchios-toy-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ny-governors-ban-on-toy-guns-rolls-out-just-in-time-for-christmas\" title=\"NY Governor's Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out -- Just in Time for Christmas\">Washington Post Gives Cory Booker Three Pinocchio\u2019s for Saying Toy Guns Face More Regs than Real Guns<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all toy guns are outlawed.&nbsp; However, per Hochul\u2019s administration, they \u201ccannot be black, blue, silver or aluminum, and must be colored white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, bright purple, or be made entirely of transparent or translucent materials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democratic Assemblymember Tom Abinanti (D-92), who supported the measure, believes it has the potential to save lives. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToo many people have been killed or injured and too many crimes committed because a toy gun looked real,\u201d said Abinanti. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReal guns that are misused are a big problem &#8211; we don&#8217;t need the problem compounded by toy guns that look real,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters of S.687\/A.3998 contend that since 1994, there have been as many as 63 fatal shootings in New York State involving \u201cimitation weapons\u201d that were mistaken for real firearms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of those 63 shootings, eight were reported to be fatal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ny-governors-ban-on-toy-guns-rolls-out-just-in-time-for-christmas\" title=\"NY Governor's Ban on Toy Guns Rolls Out -- Just in Time for Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Gov. 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