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New Jersey Bans Realistic Toy Guns
  Posted January 22nd, 2020 10:56 am

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Fake guns that look too much like the real thing are now banned in New Jersey under a new law that seeks to prevent police from mistakenly shooting people carrying toy firearms.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday signed a bill into law barring the sale of toy guns and imitation firearms that may be reasonably confused for a real weapon.

The legislation comes after several years of outcry following high-profile police-involved shootings, many which killed unarmed black men. But two separate incidents in Ohio caused particular outrage after police shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice and 13-year-old Tyre King dead, after mistaking toy guns they boys had for real weapons and opening fire.

To continue selling fake guns in the Garden State, toy manufactures now must abide by the following guidelines under the new law (A4260):

https://www.nj.com/politics/2020/01/realistic-toy-guns-are-now-banned-in-nj.html

New Jersey Bans Realistic Toy Guns