In 2023, more than 12 million BB and pellet guns were bought in the United States. Many have roughly the same weight, markings and finishes as real guns. But these look-alike replica guns aren't ...

Since 2014, at least 320 people have been shot and killed by police while holding replica guns, and of those at least 19 were children. Police say that many replica guns look so real that officers are ...

WAILUKU — Police are seeing an increase in air guns and replica guns being used in criminal activity and are proposing restrictions on the weapons similar to those for firearms when used by felons to ...

DENVER — Even if they aren’t real guns, they can look like one. Police say replica guns like airsoft or BB guns can be mistaken for real weapons in certain situations, leading to a possibly dangerous ...

Maui Police Department Lt. Grant Nakamura of the Crime Reduction Unit demonstrates how real a replica or air gun can look and also discusses the potential dangers of air rifles in front of Maui County ...

A 46-year-old man fatally shot by a Rochester police officer last week might still be alive if lawmakers had tightened restrictions on BB-gun designs, experts said. From personal protection to ...

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It's a dangerous game. Two teens were pointing guns on a Sacramento street, only police could not tell they were only replica firearms. No one was hurt and now the game turned-real-life-encounter with ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Police rushed to a St. Paul middle school last month after a report of a student carrying a handgun in his pocket during gym class. It turned out to be a realistic-looking BB gun that ...

TSA agents at Los Angeles International Airport found knives, replica firearms and more in what the security agency has described as an "extremely concerning" discovery inside a woman's carry-on ...