Air guns — an umbrella term which includes BB and pellet guns in both rifle and handgun forms — often are marketed as toys, but they’ve become more dangerous as weapons technology has evolved.

Three weeks after the shooting of Sebastian Yidana, 27, the city has not released the officer’s report of the incident, or ...

You might remember the iconic scene from "A Christmas Story" of a young Ralphie dreaming of that Red Ryder BB gun under the ...

Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, but their similarity to firearms has led to dozens of police shootings.

‘These weapons are not toys’: Police alarmed by soaring number of air gun seizures in Calgary 817 guns were seized in Calgary in the first five months of 2025 — more than double the number ...

Dion Middleton, 45, was charged with murder after he allegedly shot Raymond Chaluisant, 18, in the face as the New York teen was reportedly in a water gun fight with some friends in the Bronx.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The NYPD promoted on social media the confiscation of what it categorized as an air rifle on the West Shore of Staten Island. A photo attached to a tweet from the 121st ...

One of the guns, a basic rifle, looked so unprofessional that museum staff assumed it was a toy air gun or a homemade weapon, Piotr Piwowarczyk, an employee with the museum, told Science in Poland.

According to the York City Police Department, the rise in popularity of Orbeez, air-powered toy guns that shoot gel beads, has increased safety concerns due to their appearance.

York police are warning the public about the danger of Orbeez air guns or similar devices. Police say the rise in popularity of the air-powered toy guns has increased safety concerns. Police say ...

The rise in popularity of these air-powered toy guns, which shoot gel beads, has increased safety concerns among officials.