America
States Take Aim at Restricting Toy Guns
BY KATHRYN MCKENZIE I
ntense police scrutiny follow- ing several controversial killings has
led officials in some states to crack down on toy guns that are lifelike. In Ohio, a state representative introduced legislation requiring all BB guns, air rifles, and replica guns to be marked with bright florescent stripes or colors. In separate incidents last year, police mistakenly thought two Ohio residents, 12-year- old Tamir Rice and 22-year-old John Crawford III, were brandishing fire- arms. Both were shot and killed by police — neither was armed. In California, Gov. Jerry Brown
signed a law last year requiring bright- ly colored markings on pellet rifles. In New York, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent cease-and- desist letters to major retailers —
Walmart, Amazon, K-Mart, and Sears — demanding they stop online sales to New York residents of toy guns that do not comply with Empire State law. In response, spokesmen for the
THE LOOK Laws are enacted against some toys, like this machine gun.
retail stores released statements promising not to sell imitation guns that are not properly marked. “Once this matter was brought to our attention, we placed a shipping block on our website to prevent the men- tioned items from being sent to the state of New York,” Walmart announced
in a statement. Under New York law, it is illegal to sell imitation guns unless they bear an orange stripe down both sides of the barrel. Authorities fear that unless the toys are properly marked, they could lead to tragic shooting inci- dents involving police. Skeptics say markings that designate the imita- tions as toys can be easily masked.
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Barack Obama anoints Rev. Al Sharpton America’s premier civil rights leader — as 2016 looms.
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ust one month after Newsmax’s November edition announced
President Obama had anointed Rev. Al Sharpton “America’s premier civil rights leader,” he grabbed the spotlight following a grand jury’s decision not to indict police in the death of small-time Staten Island cigarette peddler Eric Garner. Sharpton drew heavy fire from
former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who on Face the Nation described Sharpton as “a poster boy for hating the police.” Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa
County, Ariz., invited Sharpton to Arizona for a “use-of-force” training class to see what cops face on a daily basis. “Al, I haven’t seen you in a while,” Arpaio told Fox 10 News. “We could talk in my ofice and we’ll put you through the scenario.”
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Peter Morici: Obama’s plan is to help Hillary. The Steve Malzberg Show (1/20/2015)
Dr. Ben Carson: The importance of 2016 cannot be overestimated. MidPoint (1/16/2015)
Debbie Lee: Michael Moore has no idea what courage is. The Steve Malzberg Show (1/20/2015)
James Woolsey: Obama needs to show strength. America’s Forum (1/20/2015)
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