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Online Retailers Abide By NY Toy Gun Ban

The gun on top is a real Glock 9 mm. The gun on the bottom is a toy.
Scott Horsley, NPR
The gun on top is a real Glock 9 mm. The gun on the bottom is a toy.

ALBANY (AP) New York's attorney general says 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 says 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.

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 holding a realistic-looking toy gun.

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