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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2013

City Council: Brightly-Colored BB Guns Would Reduce LAPD Shootings

The police union representing LAPD officers has condemned a proposed city ordinance requiring BB guns to be painted a bright color, calling it "ill-advised and dangerous."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2013

R.I. Campus Closed After Gunman Reported, Toy Gun Found

The University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus was locked down at noon today in response to reports that a gunman was inside the university's Chafee Hall.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Jury Awards $24M To Paralyzed Boy In LAPD Shooting

A jury has awarded $24 million to a boy who was paralyzed in a shooting with a Los Angeles Police Department officer who mistook his airsoft gun for a firearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2012

Wash. Deputy Shoots at Man Pointing Toy Gun

A King County sheriff's deputy fired at but missed hitting a developmentally disabled man who had brandished a toy gun at passing motorists Thursday morning near Cottage Lake.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2012

Ga. Man Shot By Police Had Pointed BB Gun

A 20-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police officer had pointed a black, bb gun at the officer prior to the shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2011

North Miami Beach Police Shoot Man who Appeared To Carry Rifle

North Miami Beach officers encountered the man near Northeast 155th Terrace and 14th Avenue. They had gone there in response to calls from people saying a man was walking around with a rifle.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2011

Calif. Law Would Require Bright-Colored BB Guns

California lawmakers are getting behind a law initiated by the Los Angeles Police chief and mayor in response to an officer-involved shooting that left a teenager paralyzed.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2011

Toy AK-47 Triggers SWAT Standoff In California Town

A domestic disturbance call resulted in a tactical call-out Tuesday morning, after a woman told officers her boyfriend was barricaded in an apartment with an assault rifle.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2010

LAPD Chief Calls Shooting of 13-Year-Old a Tragedy

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck called the shooting of a 13-year-old boy who pulled out a replica Beretta 92F after officers ordered him to surrender

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2009

SWAT Called After Worker's Lego Gun Scares Colleagues

A worker at a Toronto design firm's decision to bring his new replica Lego gun to work got him in hot water when the city's SWAT unit was called to investigate, the National Post reports.

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