Definition of PELLET GUN

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Recent Examples on the Web The office wrote that investigators found a Toyota car key, firearms, replica pellet guns, clothing and cellphones at Wedington’s residence after executing a search warrant Nov. 1. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "19-year-old man is charged with two Baltimore carjackings, allegedly used tool sales to lure victims," 11 Dec. 2019 The realistic-looking gun turned out to be an airsoft pellet gun. — Robert Garrison, The Denver Post, "Denver mosque threat suspect believed armed with airsoft rifle bonds out of jail," 17 Nov. 2019 Loehmann fatally shot Tamir as the 12-year-old boy played with a pellet gun Nov. 22, 2014, outside the Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland’s West Side. — Evan Macdonald, cleveland, "Judge upholds Cleveland’s firing of Timothy Loehmann, ex-officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice," 20 Dec. 2019 Police said Tuesday say the 17-year-old student had pointed a pellet gun at another student's head during a fight between the students Monday. — CBS News, "Officer shoots student who stabbed him in another Wisconsin school incident," 3 Dec. 2019 Human rights groups and local media have reported that Indian troops are firing pellet guns at protesters. — Mukhtar Ahmad, CNN, "Under the curtain: Kashmir residents contend with pellet guns and restrictions," 28 Aug. 2019 On Monday, a resource officer at Waukesha South High School helped clear students out of a classroom after a student pointed a pellet gun at another student’s head. — Michael Melia, courant.com, "In US schools, resource officers woven into daily life," 10 Dec. 2019 On Monday, a Waukesha police officer shot a 17-year-old Waukesha South High School student who pointed a pellet gun at another student’s head. — Scott Bauer, chicagotribune.com, "Governor: Wisconsin must ‘step up’ after school shootings on consecutive days," 4 Dec. 2019 At Waukesha South High School, 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Oshkosh in suburban Milwaukee, the student apparently grew angry with another student and pointed a pellet gun at the other student. — Anchorage Daily News, "Wisconsin officers on front lines in 2 student shootings," 4 Dec. 2019

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“Pellet gun.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20gun. Accessed 29 January 2020.