When they said “be careful what you wish for” prior to former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo resigning, they were referring to the progressive headcase, Kathy Hochul, potentially taking over as New York State’s next governor which she ultimately did.

Since Hochul moved into the Governor’s mansion, she has been on a relentless attack to take away our guns. The NY Supreme Court already shot her down (no pun intended) because her strict gun laws were a blatant violation of the United State Constitution. You’d think the unelected Governor would have stopped there, but nope, not Kathy.

Kathy Hochul, in yet again another desperate attempt to unconstitutionally take away our second amendment rights, announced a new crackdown on toy and BB guns this week to help reduce crime in the nation’s largest city.

“Improperly designed imitation guns pose an unnecessary and indefensible risk to the lives of our children. Since 1994, there have been at least 63 shootings in New York State as a result of imitation weapons being mistaken for real firearms, at least 8 of which were fatal. From now on, however, toy guns in New York will no longer be mistaken for real weapons,” state Sen. Brad Hoylman said.

According to TheFirstTV.com, new regulations require any toy gun or replica to be painted with bright colors, like red or yellow.

The progressive radical actually signed legislation S.687/A.3998 to strengthen restrictions on imitation weapons, which can be used to commit crimes. The new law makes imitation weapons easily identifiable, preventing them from being used to commit crimes and allowing law enforcement to identify a device as fake when assessing threats.

“My top priority as governor is keeping New Yorkers safe, and that means cracking down on devices used to commit crime,” Governor Hochul said. “Restricting these realistic-looking devices will ensure misleading and potentially dangerous devices are off our streets, keeping kids, law enforcement and all New Yorkers safe.”

This new law strengthens existing restrictions on imitation weapons by clarifying that permissible imitation weapons must be easily identifiable: they cannot be black, blue, silver or aluminum, and must be colored white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, bright purple, or be made entirely of transparent or translucent materials. While certain imitation weapons are prohibited by certain municipalities, like New York City, this new law will create consistency throughout the state. Limited common-sense exceptions for special use, such as imitation weapons used in theatrical productions, are permitted.

According to data released by the Office of the Attorney General, there have been at least 63 shootings in New York State as a result of individuals mistaking imitation weapons for real firearms, eight of which have resulted in fatalities, and hundreds of crimes have been committed in New York City with imitation weapons.

This month, Governor Hochul announced a 93 percent increase use of the Red Flag Law by law enforcement as part of ongoing efforts to combat increased gun violence throughout the state. In June, Governor Hochul called an extraordinary session in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen and signed legislation to strengthen gun laws. Governor Hochul also formed the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns, which has been successful in combatting the transportation of illegal guns across state lines.

State Senator Brad Hoylman said, “Improperly designed imitation guns pose an unnecessary and indefensible risk to the lives of our children. Since 1994, there have been at least 63 shootings in New York State as a result of imitation weapons being mistaken for real firearms, at least 8 of which were fatal. From now on, however, toy guns in New York will no longer be mistaken for real weapons. I am elated that Governor Hochul signed our bill with Assemblymember Abinanti to clarify the definition of an imitation weapon, requiring toy guns to be brightly colored or constructed entirely of transparent or translucent materials, and will protect the lives of our kids and police officers alike.”

Assemblymember Tom Abinanti said, “Too many people have been killed or injured and too many crimes committed because a toy gun looked real. I applaud Governor Kathy Hochul’s recognizing how this new law will make our communities safer by setting uniform statewide standards to ensure toy or imitation weapons are unmistakably an imitation or toy. Real guns that are misused are a big problem – we don’t need the problem compounded by toy guns that look real.”