BB or Plastic Pellet - Type of Gun Makes a Difference

The Public Comment portion of the Council meeting apparently got heated last night. I received a few emails and the Express-Times reports on the reason why (read the article here).

An 11 year old boy allegedly shot out a window on South Pine Street (the alley between Whitfield and New). Two tenants saw the boy shoot out the window, called their landlord, who in turn called police.

Despite the witnesses, Chief Sinclair stated it was an 'accident'. He further noted it was not, "a BB gun; it was a toy that shoots plastic pellets."

One reader by email informed me that BB guns are illegal in the borough, which might explain why the clarification was provided. If it was a BB gun and an accident, the shooter still should have been cited for the illegal gun.

The landlord claims he is responsible to replace the window at his own expense due to the 'accidental nature' of its being damaged.