Talyn
Emissary
...Pellet and BB Guns.
Anti-gun lawmakers in the Empire State are running out of things to ban.
New York already prohibits a broad category of so-called “assault weapons,” almost all magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds, suppressors, machine guns, “rapid fire modification devices” (bump stocks, trigger cranks, binary trigger systems, burst trigger systems, pistol converters, and similar devices), unserialized firearms, unserialized or unfinished frames/receivers, metal knuckles, chuka sticks, wrist-brace type slingshots or slungshots, shurikens, throwing stars, many kinds of toy guns, and much more.
Illustrating the endless aims of gun control advocates, two pending bills in the New York State legislature now propose restrictions on air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns. Senate bill S9215 and the identical Assembly bill, A10701, would change the definition of an “imitation weapon” under NY Gen. Bus. Law §§ 870 to 873 to include “an air rifle, pellet gun, or ‘B-B’ gun;” amend NY Gen. Bus. Law § 399-r, on the sale of paint pellet guns, to include other types of air guns, and redefine “gun industry member” to include makers of “imitation weapons.”
Currently, “imitation weapons” (any device or object made of plastic, wood, metal or any other material which substantially duplicates or can reasonably be perceived to be an actual firearm, air rifle, pellet gun, or BB gun) must meet five requirements in order to be lawfully imported, offered for sale, sold, or distributed within the state.
1) The “imitation weapon” must be “constructed entirely of transparent or translucent materials;”
2) be colored white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink or bright purple on the entire exterior or as the primary color; except for water guns,
3) have a barrel that is closed for a distance of not less than a half-inch from the front end of its barrel with the same material of which item is made;
4) be legibly stamped with the manufacturer’s name or identifiable mark by which the manufacturer can be readily identified;
5) and not have an attached laser pointer.
www.shootingnewsweekly.com
Although the bills don’t address possession, the effect of the amendment to the “imitation weapon” definition is that in order to be lawfully imported, marketed, sold, or distributed in New York State, air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns would be required to comply with all five requirements. The closed/plugged barrel requirement means that should the amendment pass in its current wording, the only models available for import and sale would no longer be functional (able to fire a projectile).
Anti-gun lawmakers in the Empire State are running out of things to ban.
New York already prohibits a broad category of so-called “assault weapons,” almost all magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds, suppressors, machine guns, “rapid fire modification devices” (bump stocks, trigger cranks, binary trigger systems, burst trigger systems, pistol converters, and similar devices), unserialized firearms, unserialized or unfinished frames/receivers, metal knuckles, chuka sticks, wrist-brace type slingshots or slungshots, shurikens, throwing stars, many kinds of toy guns, and much more.
Illustrating the endless aims of gun control advocates, two pending bills in the New York State legislature now propose restrictions on air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns. Senate bill S9215 and the identical Assembly bill, A10701, would change the definition of an “imitation weapon” under NY Gen. Bus. Law §§ 870 to 873 to include “an air rifle, pellet gun, or ‘B-B’ gun;” amend NY Gen. Bus. Law § 399-r, on the sale of paint pellet guns, to include other types of air guns, and redefine “gun industry member” to include makers of “imitation weapons.”
Currently, “imitation weapons” (any device or object made of plastic, wood, metal or any other material which substantially duplicates or can reasonably be perceived to be an actual firearm, air rifle, pellet gun, or BB gun) must meet five requirements in order to be lawfully imported, offered for sale, sold, or distributed within the state.
1) The “imitation weapon” must be “constructed entirely of transparent or translucent materials;”
2) be colored white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink or bright purple on the entire exterior or as the primary color; except for water guns,
3) have a barrel that is closed for a distance of not less than a half-inch from the front end of its barrel with the same material of which item is made;
4) be legibly stamped with the manufacturer’s name or identifiable mark by which the manufacturer can be readily identified;
5) and not have an attached laser pointer.
Next on New York Anti-Gunners’ Hit List: Pellet and BB Guns
New York’s legislators apparently see villainy in every gun. Their solution, naturally, is to regulate or ban them all.
www.shootingnewsweekly.com
Although the bills don’t address possession, the effect of the amendment to the “imitation weapon” definition is that in order to be lawfully imported, marketed, sold, or distributed in New York State, air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns would be required to comply with all five requirements. The closed/plugged barrel requirement means that should the amendment pass in its current wording, the only models available for import and sale would no longer be functional (able to fire a projectile).
