BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) – Walmart has been fined after the New York attorney general said third-party sellers sold realistic-looking toy guns to New Yorkers.

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday that her office reached a settlement with Walmart after the retailer had facilitated the shipment of nine realistic-looking guns to addresses in New York. The settlement included a fine totaling $16,000.

As explained in a release from James' office, New York state law prohibits retailers from "selling or shipping toy guns that are black, dark blue, silver, or aluminum-colored and look like a real gun."

"Realistic-looking toy guns can put communities in serious danger and that is why they are banned in New York," James said.

"The ban on realistic-looking toy guns is

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