Apple iPhone Gun Case Ping!
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Posted on 07/09/2015 4:53:39 PM PDT by Kaslin
New York Sen. Charles Schumer (D.) wrote letters to Amazon and eBay urging them and other online retailers to stop selling gun-grip iPhone cases on their platforms.
Schumer argues that the case “creates danger when seen in kids’ pockets” and likely breaks federal law, according to press release posted to his website Tuesday.
Versions of the cases available online come in multiple colors and feature imitation trigger guards, grips, and barrels. The particular “Gun Grip Case” cited by Schumer resembles a 9mm handgun and features an imitation trigger guard and grip.
“Any retailer willing to sell this potentially dangerous and tasteless handgun iPhone case is making a very bad call and putting lives at risk,” Schumer declared in a statement. “We should be doing everything in our power to end the rash of gun violence across the country, however, this product simply promotes it. Moreover, this iPhone gun case can result in tragedy if mistaken for a real gun. I hope that Amazon and eBay take urgent action and remove all gun grip phone case products from their sites.”
According to Schumer, the cases likely violate a federal law (15 U.S.C. 5001) that requires imitation firearms to include a “blaze orange plug” in the barrel.
“Concerns about realistic looking fake weapons are precisely why federal law prohibits such products to be sold in the United States without a distinguishing orange blaze so observers know that they are not real. … The products being listed on the aforementioned sites does not have the necessary identifying orange plug,” Schumer wrote in his letters to Amazon and eBay.
Both online retailers immediately agreed to Schumer’s request, confirming to reporters they would remove the products from their websites, the Hill reported.
Unka Chucky knows what’s best fer you dontcha know
But Hillary "Felony" Clinton's private email server ain't noways breaked no federal law! LOL! :)
The Federal Law is an ass. Besides, Bammy ignores it anyway.
everything must be illegal!
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These are soon to become valuable collector’s items!
Or else they will be so common that the dems will just go an whine in their soy-lattes about it being so unfair. They were only trying to protect the Chirrun!
We should start a “Preston Brooks Award Winner” category for members of Congress that have diarrhea of the mouth.
Here comes another law that a person can be arrested and incarcerated for. How many laws can a democrat write to imprison the little people?
Unbelievable. They just never go away.
There is no barrel, therefore it's not an 'imitation firearm' any more than a Conair® hand-held hair dryer is an 'imitation firearm'. Nobody's calling for 'blaze orange plugs' on pistol-shaped hair dryers, right?
It's an iPhone case, Senator Schumer. Yes, toting one of these around in your back pocket is a dumb idea, but if Congress were to construct new laws every time one of Chuck Schumer's constituents has a dumb idea they'd all be confined to an area one foot square hopping around on one leg -- and wouldn't New York City just look ridiculous?
yes.... Ya know I mistook that for a weapon IMMEDIATELY
Im still sitting here all ashudder!!
We need politicians who understand the difference between ill advised and criminal.
Sen Schumer is among those who should be extremely careful of a govt trying to outlaw stupid.
Next up: “Schumer calls for ban on images of firearms on cell phones” Schumer said “unless all cellphone images of firearms have an orange barrel, how can the police know if someone is looking at an image, or if that cell phone is a real gun? All across America robbers have been brandishing images of firearms on their cellphones as they engage in hold-ups”.
Oh stop it Chuck, all you want is a rule for everything. Life as created by Chuck.
Darwin has been cheated...again.
Shumer is an idiot!
Remember the quote from Atlas Shrugged about passing laws?
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