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BB guns can kill. Here's 5 things to know about air guns.

ALBANY — A 26-year-old man was arrested in Saratoga Springs this weekend after police allege he shot his roommate with a BB gun, killing him. Michael Collins, 27, was unresponsive when police arrived ...
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Fake guns that look real: 'My God, what are the police supposed to do?'

If you want to buy a .177 caliber pellet gun that looks just like a real GLOCK 17 Gen5 semi-automatic pistol, it’ll cost you $138 on Amazon. A gun just like that cost 13-year-old Nyah Mway his life.
The Fresno Bee

Real or fake? Pellet, toy guns can prove fatal in police encounters

Maurice Holley, 55, had two pellet guns tucked into his waistband when he dropped his hands and was fatally shot by a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy in October. The pellet guns were fashioned to ...