A man in Newton, NJ has plead guilty to charges of posession of a firearm without a license.  What was the firearm he is accused of posessing?  A BB gun.

Some may view BB guns as toys or nostalgic fodder from "A Christmas Story," but local police and the state legislature have stressed the potential harm of unchecked pellet gun usage and ownership.

He's now a felon for owning a BB gun without the permission of the State of NJ. 

Get me outta here.

[UPDATE]  It gets worse.

 Turns out that Sussex County prosecutors are trying to pin weapons charges on a guy for an Airsoft pistol.  NJ State weapons laws  which were written so broadly to encompass BB guns do not include Airsoft in their scope since they do not fire metal projectiles.  The prosecutor isn't yet going to trial with this.  He's trying to get the guy to plead guilty.  Luckily, the guy has himeself an attorney who refuses to take the weapons charges rap.

In other news,  NJ Herald editorial staff does not insist that writers at the paper arrange their sentences into cohesive paragraphs.