“ATTENTION CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – YOUR GOVERNMENT IS WORKING TO BAN THE RED RYDER (and every other airgun) BY PLACING THEM IN THE IMITATION WEAPONS CATEGORY.
This would require a plug in the barrel and coloration to match toy guns. The plug alone renders them useless. It’s two bills – S9215 and A10701. Contacting your legislators to voice your opposition is required to stop the removal of yet another of your rights.”
Yes, it’s true. There’s a New York State airgun ban in the works. It’s included in the current 2025-26 Legislative Session of the state. As the Session ends on 4 June, that means that things could happen very rapidly…
New York State currently has bills in both the state Assembly and Senate that would effectively ban the sale and marketing of all current airguns.
NO, THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
The thrust of the proposed New York State Senate Bill S9215 is to reclassify functional airguns as “imitation weapons.” This legislation would require airguns to be transparent or brightly colored and have a plugged barrel, effectively banning current models as they would no longer be able to fire a projectile.
There is also a proposed New York State Assembly Bill A10701 that appears to me to have exactly the same intent.
By Stephen Archer
