These guns may be used for target practice, weapons training (when they feel and fire like an actual firearm), hunting, historical re-enactments or games like paintball and Airsoft.

Nyah Mway, 13, is not the first Utican to die when police mistook a fake gun for an actual firearm.

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.

Children in Church Point are disguising splat guns as real firearms, and could face real consequences, according to Chief of Police Dale Thibodeaux.

Imitation guns have led to unintended fatal consequences over the years, posing challenges for law enforcement who interpret them as real in a nation with more guns than people.

A Saratoga Springs man was charged with manslaughter on Sunday after allegedly shooting his roommate with a BB gun.

BB Guns as Menacing in Colorado Using a BB gun might not seem dangerous, but it could lead to legal trouble in Colorado. Some BB guns look a lot like real guns, which are dangerous.

A youth facing weapons charges after a gun incident at a Regina high school has reignited the conversation about how replica guns can pose issues for police, victims and those accused of using them.

In the old days, the issue was toy cap guns, he said. Now there are pellet guns, BB guns, prop guns, flare guns, paintball guns and toy guns. “You can go into any store and buy an Airsoft gun ...

Nyah Mway, 13, is not the first Utican to die when police mistook a fake gun for an actual firearm.