Realistic toy guns now banned in NJ

**mikelets456** · January 27th, 2020, 12:42 PM

https://www.nj.com/politics/2020/01/...ned-in-nj.html

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.

**bogey1** · January 27th, 2020, 12:44 PM

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.

Yeah, ok

**Defender** · January 28th, 2020, 01:01 AM

This kind of crap reminds me of the "Fake Drugs" law that was passed some years ago somewhere (I think it was Maryland). If they caught you selling sugar as heroin or cocaine you could be prosecuted, even though what you were selling was not illegal. Go figure that one out!

**Emptymag** · January 28th, 2020, 01:13 AM

What about 80% toy guns?

**GunLawyer001** · January 28th, 2020, 04:50 AM

What about cops shooting black dudes holding cell phones, or their wallets? Should we ban wallets and cell phones?

What about Aussie women walking up to police cars in their bathrobes?

Here's a tip, little urban yutes: Don't point anything at cops or your neighbors and pretend that you're shooting them. Many adults are unwilling to let you shoot them first, before killing you to prevent you shooting them.