: a gun that uses air pressure to fire small metal balls (called BBs)
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Deputies said the suspect used a metal pipe to strike the victim multiple times in the head and face and shot the victim with a BB gun.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
28 Oct. 2026 Officers later reported that a green laser was attached to a BB gun but remained uncertain about the source of another laser.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2026 After a few kids broke into the neighborhood pool and left a mess a few months ago, Robinson said one man threatened to stand guard at the pool gate and shoot the kids with a BB gun.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 July 2026 Arrabaca is accused of firing a BB gun down the street, pouring flammable liquid in front of the building's employee entrance, setting the liquid on fire and throwing fireworks onto the flames, federal prosecutors said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for BB gun