Fatal Texas shooting highlights struggle to regulate replica guns

By Susan Ferriss

Texas shooting highlights struggles to regulate pellet guns, BB guns and toys

Excerpts from this story referencing "BB gun":

"… e shooting earlier this month of a Texas middle school student clutching a BB gun — the latest in a series of incidents involving imitation firearms — s …"

"… r fatally shot him. It turned out the boy, 15, had a black “nonpowder” BB gun that closely resembled a high-powered Glock firearm, according to police.S …"

"… though, had no special markings. The 1989 federal law excludes traditional BB guns and pellet guns whose “muzzle velocity is too high for them to be consi …"

"… uns.The Brownsville boy’s parents said they didn’t know how he got the BB gun, which minors are barred from purchasing. Public reaction to the Gonzalez …"

New York City issues huge fine for breaking toy gun ban

By Susan Ferriss

New York has tough fines for violating a ban on real-looking guns, a law to protect kids

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"… o commit robberies and other real crimes.After police killed a teen with a BB gun in Texas on Jan. 4, the Center for Public Integrity reported on the histor …"