Hey, let's ban paint!

[lucky_fool]

New York City's Mayor Bloomberg Wants to Stop Gun Coloring

Toy guns look more and more like real guns, and real guns look more and more like toy guns — and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sees in this a real threat to police officers and the public.

Back in 1999, the New York City Council passed a law requiring that toy guns be painted fluorescent to make them easily identifiable as toys. But now that real guns are colored with the same fluorescent paint, they look like toys.

As part of a larger piece of gun legislation, Bloomberg wants to ban the selling of gun coloration or paint kits to anyone in New York City's five boroughs.

More silliness from Bloomberg and good stuff from Hugh Lauer in the article. Of course Bloomberg pulls out the old "if it saves just one child" chestnut.

 

[Arcli9ht]

I watched his speech on the subject. I was cursing at the TV the whole time.

Some good came out of it though, I decided that I am going to forego food for a month and get a new Bushmaster stainless barrel ar-15.

 

[Justin]

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