Florida man brandishes gun at teens who accidentally shot water pellet at his vehicle
Florida Man Takes Water Gun Fight Too Seriously A Florida man reacted harshly during what started as a harmless water gun fight. He pulled a handgun on a group of teens who mistakenly doused his car with water, thinking it was a friend’s vehicle. On the night of July 1, a 15-year-old was biking around […]
New York Democratic Legislators Focus on BB and Pellet Guns
Proposed Changes to BB and Pellet Gun Regulations in New York A new bill making its way through New York aims to classify BB guns and pellet guns as “imitation weapons.” This legislation would also raise the minimum age for purchasing these items and mandate that they be painted in bright colors. The bill in […]
Harvard Law professor who shot a pellet gun near a synagogue, stated he was ‘hunting rats,’ consents to depart the US: DHS
A Brazilian professor from Harvard Law School, who admitted last month to firing an air rifle outside a synagogue in the Boston area, has agreed to leave the United States after an arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week. He had told authorities he was “on a rat hunt.” Carlos Portugal Gouvea, 43, […]
Harvard professor on leave after using a pellet gun near a synagogue while ‘hunting rats’
A visiting professor at Harvard Law School has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly using a pellet rifle outside a Brookline synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur. Carlos Portugal Gouvea, 43, was arrested Wednesday night after police reported that he fired two shots near Temple Bession on Beacon Street. Gouvea later claimed he […]
Cold-hearted individual shoots pellet gun at woman with 2-month-old baby girl in NYC, say police
Authorities report that a reckless individual shot a pellet gun at a woman carrying her baby girl on Staten Island. The 42-year-old woman was outside 127 Jerome Avenue in Alocher around 7 PM on Friday when the assailant, from a silver sedan, fired the weapon, hitting her while she was behind the vehicle. The victim […]
Former SJSU volleyball coach Melissa Batie-Smoose’s home was vandalized with a pellet gun, police say
Exclusive: The home of former San Jose State assistant volleyball coach Melissa Batismooth was shot dead in Scotts Valley, California on Monday night in Batismooth, local police told Fox News Digital. Scotts Valley Police Station Captain Scott Garner told Fox News Digital that the officer determined that the weapon used was a pellet gun and […]