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Toy Guns Pulled From Costume Shop Shelves
Million Mom March (united with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence) ^
| 12/23/2004
| Million Mom March (from New York Times)
Posted on 12/28/2004 3:37:12 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
| Toy Guns Pulled From Costume Shop Shelves |
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Thousands of toy guns that were for sale in costume and novelty shops in New York state have been removed as part of a settlement between the state attorney general's office and two national wholesalers, the New York Times reported Dec. 20. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer had accused the wholesalers of distributing 12,000 toy guns in 2001 in violation of a state law which previously had applied only to retailers. New York State bans the sale of toy guns in stores unless they have a permanent orange stripe running down both sides of the barrel. Without admitting wrongdoing, Rubie's Costumes Co. agreed to pay $27,000 in civil penalties and costs and Franco American Novelty Co. agreed to pay $10,000. Spitzer said that toy guns pose a public danger because police sometimes mistake them for the real thing. In 1997, he said, four people were killed and a child was seriously injured when police thought toy guns were real ones. |
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; children; communistsubversion; deaths; donutwatch; eliotspitzer; govwatch; guns; mmm; newyork; police; regulations; settlement; toyguns; tyranny; weasellist
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To: PeterFinn
Easy, just have them stand on their heads.
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posted on
12/28/2004 7:04:09 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(When the fear of dying no longer obtains no act is unimaginable.)
To: dasboot
Boy, you're brave; it takes a real man to admit he is incompetent.
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posted on
12/28/2004 7:06:28 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(When the fear of dying no longer obtains no act is unimaginable.)
To: metalurgist
43
posted on
12/28/2004 7:09:07 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(When the fear of dying no longer obtains no act is unimaginable.)
To: metalurgist
44
posted on
12/28/2004 7:11:15 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(When the fear of dying no longer obtains no act is unimaginable.)
To: Critical Bill
Just caught Adam Sandler playing ( guitar) "werewolf of london" on David Letterman. And guess what...he's good! Was his hair perfect?
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posted on
12/28/2004 7:29:11 PM PST
by
Sloth
(Al Franken is a racist.)
To: Sloth
Was his hair perfect? Now that you mention it..yeah. I have never noticed before. He was GOOFBALL ( unintentional) being interviewed. He had trouble keeping up with Letterman.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
toy guns pose a public danger because police sometimes mistake them for the real thingAnd we're supposed to ONLY trust the police with guns. Maybe we should give them toys as well. That way nobody gets hurt.
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posted on
12/28/2004 7:45:35 PM PST
by
P8riot
(A gun is just a substitute for a penis, so when attacked by a mugger one should pull out a..........)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Spitzer said that toy guns pose a public danger because police sometimes mistake them for the real thing. Maybe New York needs to find REAL police. What a bunch of idiots!
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posted on
12/28/2004 7:48:06 PM PST
by
unixfox
(Close the borders, problems solved!)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The only news here is that Spitzer hates guns. (Oops... that's not news either... oh well).
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posted on
12/28/2004 8:27:44 PM PST
by
fire_eye
(Socialism is the opiate of academia.)
To: unixfox
Never, ever insult the NYPD.
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posted on
12/28/2004 8:29:56 PM PST
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
To: stopem
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Without admitting wrongdoing, Rubie's Costumes Co. agreed to pay $27,000 in civil penalties and costs and Franco American Novelty Co. agreed to pay $10,000.This kind of garbage ticks me off these companys instead of standing up for thier rights and the rights of thier costumers caves in and and gives the goverment more power that they dont have or deserve to save a few dollars in legal expenses.They did nothing illegal and instead of sueing the state A.G, and calling for his resignation are giving him money. thats B.S. and its p*^&sies like this that are the reason the goverment in new york and else where is out of control because the whores in goverment know all they have to do to a corparation is shake thie r fingers in the c.e.o.s faces and say BOO and the ceos will turn tail and run away crying.
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posted on
12/28/2004 11:08:27 PM PST
by
freepatriot32
(http://chonlalonde.blogspot.com)
To: Travis McGee
EFAD bookfodder ping for you
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posted on
12/28/2004 11:15:23 PM PST
by
freepatriot32
(http://chonlalonde.blogspot.com)
To: Drew68
That is no excuse for those mean old police officers to shoot them. /sarcasm
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posted on
12/29/2004 7:33:19 AM PST
by
looscnnn
("Your so wise, like a minature Buddha covered in hair" Ron Burgundy)
To: freepatriot32
I'm thinking maybe Second Amendment Sisters should start DEMANDING that these costume shops put those toy guns back on their shelves! (LOL!)
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posted on
12/29/2004 5:47:45 PM PST
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: dbwz
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posted on
12/29/2004 5:51:08 PM PST
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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