NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Walmart has to pay thousands in penalties after it allowed third-party sellers to ship realistic-looking toy guns to New York addresses, breaking state law, Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
“Realistic-looking toy guns can put communities in serious danger and that is why they are banned in New York,” James said.
State law prohibits retailers from selling or shipping toy guns that are black, dark blue, silver or aluminum-colored, resembling real weapons. These objects can and have been used in unlawful activity, which has led to several deaths and shootings in the state, according to James…