Additionally, The Blaze reported that Mayer's weapons were "all but confiscated" by local authorities.
According to Mayer, the incident took place Mar. 1, a day he said his life "as a gun owner was about to change, dramatically and rapidly."
Mayer sent his son off to school and received a call later in the day saying that his 10-year-old son and two other students were talking about going to another boy’s house with a water gun, paint gun and a BB gun, Jason Howerton said.
A teacher overheard the discussion, Mayer said, and notified police claiming that there's a “kid with a gun, ready to go.”
Mayer said the school "interrogated" the boys and determined later that they did not have access to a water gun, paint gun, BB gun or actual firearm. Mayer's son was given a two-day suspension, he said.
But that wasn't the end of the story.
"Mayer said police officers were then deployed to his home where he was advised by officers that they might have to confiscate his firearms, which he says were all properly stored and secured," Howerton wrote.
“I just couldn’t believe what was happening,” he said.
Mayer was informed by the Suffolk County Pistol Licensing Bureau that his license would be suspended and his handguns confiscated.
Mayer, however, transferred ownership of all 15 of his handguns to a friend on the advise of his attorney and transferred his long guns to a local gun store.
According to officials, Mayer's license could remain suspended until his son moves out in eight years, but he can file an Article 78 requesting his license be reinstated.
“The Suffolk County Police Department Pistol License Bureau is conducting a complete and thorough investigation into the matter. Based upon the investigation, his license has been suspended,” a spokesman told The Blaze in an email.
Mayer’s lawyer, James Murtha, said that his client has no history of mental illness or criminal behavior and his son does not have a history of violent behavior.
“We understand that in this day and age things can get perceived wrong,” he said. “But we are talking about a child making silly comments. And now a man’s constitutional rights have been dramatically violated.”
According to Murtha, gun rights “mean nothing at all in New York."
“Firearms are thought to be some really evil thing here,” he said.
According to The Blaze, neither the police nor the school has given their side of the story.
But Mayer warned readers to be aware, vigilant, prepared and safe, and called for a bill similar to the "Toaster Pastry Gun Freedom Act" proposed by Maryland State Sen. J. B. Jennings.