This is hardly a Sky-Is-Falling piece of news. The dude is a congressman for Brooklyn, NY. For those of you not in the know, New York City already requires a license for all airguns (pellet and BB guns) and has a total ban on any airsoft or toy gun that isn't clear or bright colored plastic (not just the muzzle).
With unregistered/unlicensed sub-500 FPS airguns and tolerance for owning airsoft, Canada is actually pretty lax compared to NYC.
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