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4 unusual facts about BB gun


BB gun

It was prominently featured in A Christmas Story, in which Ralphie Parker requests one for Christmas, but is repeatedly rebuffed with the warning "You'll shoot your eye out".

Gun Crazy

Flashbacks provide a portrait of Bart who, after he kills a young chick with a BB gun at age seven, is hesitant to harm anyone with guns even though he is a good shot with a pistol.

Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic

Originating in Bellingham in March, police initially believed the work to be vandals using BB guns.

The Short-Timers

After his quick recovery, Joker learns that the platoon commander was killed by a friendly grenade, while the squad leader went insane and attacked an NVA position with a BB gun only to be shot down.


Drozd BB rifle

The Baikal MP661K known as Drozd is known as a widely popular BB pistol, imported into the United States by the European American Armory Inc. (EAA).

Penalty flag

Many officials previously weighted flags with BBs, but the practice was largely discontinued after a flag thrown by NFL referee Jeff Triplette struck Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Orlando Brown in the eye during a 1999 game vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars, causing a serious injury to Brown, who later attacked Triplette and threw him to the ground.

Willy the Sparrow

The story is about a 10-year old boy named Willy who enjoys pretending to shoot birds with a BB gun until he is turned into a Sparrow by the Sparrow Guardian.


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