Major retailers pay penalty for selling illegal toy guns in New York
ALBANY – Five major retailers are collaborating with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to keep lifelike toy guns off store shelves.
Walmart, Amazon, Kmart, Sears and the California-based ACTA have formed agreements with the Attorney General for violating a New York State law which prohibits the sale of “imitation weapons,” which are toy guns that look like real guns. A statewide investigation found that between 2012 and 2014, these retailers sold more than 6,400 prohibited toy guns without legally obligated distinguishable color markings on them.
The deal required that the retailers apply New York City’s appearance standards to all sales of toy guns statewide. New York City law requires that toy guns be sold as entirely brightly colored. State law, on the other hand, is more lenient, requiring markings only on the sides and tip of the gun.
The agreement also requires Walmart to pay $225,000 in fines. Kmart, Amazon, Sears, and ACTA will each pay more than $84,000 in combined fees. Walmart faces a more strict penalty due to violation of a similar agreement in 2003, when the retailor agreed to stop selling realistic looking toy guns in New York.
Walmart, Amazon, Kmart, Sears and the California-based ACTA have formed agreements with the Attorney General for violating a New York State law which prohibits the sale of “imitation weapons,” which are toy guns that look like real guns. A statewide investigation found that between 2012 and 2014, these retailers sold more than 6,400 prohibited toy guns without legally obligated distinguishable color markings on them.
The deal required that the retailers apply New York City’s appearance standards to all sales of toy guns statewide. New York City law requires that toy guns be sold as entirely brightly colored. State law, on the other hand, is more lenient, requiring markings only on the sides and tip of the gun.
The agreement also requires Walmart to pay $225,000 in fines. Kmart, Amazon, Sears, and ACTA will each pay more than $84,000 in combined fees. Walmart faces a more strict penalty due to violation of a similar agreement in 2003, when the retailor agreed to stop selling realistic looking toy guns in New York.
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