Legislation being pushed in New York would redefine BB and pellet guns as “imitation weapons,” raising the legal age for buying one and requiring that said “weapons” be painted brightly.
The bill is S9215.
Hard Air Magazine noted, “This legislation would require air guns to be transparent or brightly colored and have a plugged barrel, effectively banning current models as they would no longer be able to fire a projectile.”
A companion piece of legislation, A10701, goes even further than S9215.
The text of A10701 says “‘Imitation weapon’ means any device or object, INCLUDING AN AIR RIFLE, PELLET GUN, OR ‘B-B’ GUN, made of plastic, wood, metal or any other material which substantially duplicates or can reasonably be perceived to be an actual firearm…”
Moreover, the text of A10701 makes clear that paintball guns–i.e., “paint pellet gun[s]”–are also targeted in the legislation.
Also, A10701 uses the label “imitation
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