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  • NY Councilmen say even water guns should be banned. (seriously)

    01/09/2003 11:26:02 PM PST · by BlessingInDisguise · 19 replies · 488+ views
    Newzday.com ^ | 1/05/03 | AP
    [b]N.Y. Councilmen say even water guns should be banned[/b] January 5, 2003, 5:31 PM EST NEW YORK (AP) _ Two city councilmen said Sunday that last week's fatal police shooting of a teenager who was holding a pellet gun highlights the importance of their proposed bill to ban the sale and possession of toy guns. Current city law permits the sale of only brightly colored toy guns constructed of transparent material. At a City Hall news conference, Councilman David Weprin, a Queens Democrat, brandished his daughter's water pistol, which he had painted black, to demonstrate that even obviously fake guns...