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Reactions mixed to painted gun ban
BY MATTHEW CHAYES | [e-mail]
March 27, 2008


A gun is a gun - whether it's colored bright red or conventional black, gun enthusiasts say.

Stanley Greenberg, a manager of T&T Tactical in New Hyde Park, said the ban Nassau authorities are proposing on brightly colored handguns would in no way reduce the caution police need to exercise when confronting someone brandishing what could be a weapon.

"It's a waste," Greenberg said of the proposal, adding that criminals can paint toy guns dark to appear real and vice versa. "If a gun gets pointed at a cop, the cop doesn't know if it's an airgun or a toy," Greenberg said. "All they see is a gun."

But Michael Britt, owner of Michael Britt Firearms in Mineola, said he is sympathetic to the county's efforts because brightly colored weapons can be "confusing" to officers.

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I still am not convinced that this is a problem.