NY AG Slaps Illegal Online Toy Gun Sellers With $44,000 in Penalties

March 9, 2017 |E-Commerce

New York state settled with seven online third-party sellers that used Amazon to sell prohibited toy guns that look like real ones, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a Wednesday news release. The AG levied $44,000 in penalties through the settlements. The companies, which combined sold about 2,000 imitation guns across the state, are Halloweencostumes.com (fun.com), Holy Monkey (Kids Army), Dentt, Inc. (Hammond Toy & Hobby), GL2 LLC (Always Brilliant), Chevere International Corp (Five Big Stars), Fatherland Shop (Jubilee Enterprises) and Costume Hub, the AG said.