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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill today that bans the sale of realistic toy guns. According to NJ.com, the law seeks to prevent police from mistakenly shooting people carrying toy firearms.

Toy manufacturers must now follow these guidelines to sell toy firearms in NJ:

Must be a color other than black, blue, silver or aluminum.

Must have an orange stripe that is least one inch in width that runs the entire length of each side of the barrel and cannot be removable.

The barrel must be made with the same material as the gun and must be at least one inch in diameter and closed at a distance of at least one-half inch from the barrel’s front end.

Anyone caught selling toy guns that don't meet the aforementioned guidelines could be fined $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for subsequent penalties.

Read the NJ.com story here.