Increased criminal use of airsoft guns worries police
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The gun in Stephen Corkery’s hand when he allegedly robbed several Spokane businesses and walked into a fatal standoff on West Grace Avenue in March was fake, investigators say. The alleged crimes, and the consequences, were very real.
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Police seize 800 guns in firearms crackdown - BBC News
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Increased criminal use of airsoft guns worries police
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Local police departments warn about dangers of buying Airsoft guns during holidays
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Euclid police seizures of illegal firearms up to a four-year high for January
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When fake guns are used in real crimes, the difference may not matter
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Police: Local father, son had weapons, talked of Columbine shooting
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Little Rock Police continue fight to bring down illegal guns, violent crimes
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6 major takeaways from the ATF's first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime : NPR
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Airsoft gun - Wikipedia