An armed Hartford jewelry store owner restrained an attempted robbery suspect until police arrived Friday, with an infant inside the store. Read the original story: Someone Tried to Rob a Hartford Jewelry Store Friday Afternoon. The Armed Owner Held the Suspect Until Police Arrived.
There is a comfortable lie sold by war movies and video games that a tank survives incoming fire simply by being an absurdly thick wall of solid steel. You take a hit, the hull rings like a church bell, sparks fly into the dirt, and the crew rolls forward without spilling their coffee. Anyone who...
A nonverbal 5-year-old died after finding a gun during his mom’s Henrico beauty appointment. The gun’s owner is charged with improper storage. Read the original story: Nonverbal 5-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Himself With Henrico Man’s Gun During Mom’s Lash Appointment; Man Charged With Improp...
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Columbus Police First Assistant Chief LaShanna Potts left her gun in a public restroom. The Inspector General has opened an investigation. Read the original story: Columbus Police Chief’s Second-in-Command Left Her Gun in a Public Women’s Restroom at Ohio Public Safety Headquarters
Minnesota Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar is pushing to revive an AR-15 ban as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the constitutionality of restrictions on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. The NRA is promising a fight.
Minnesota Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar says the gun safety bill will pass. Here is what last session's gun package, SF 4067, contained. Read the original story: Minnesota Governor-Elect Amy Klobuchar Says the ‘Gun Safety Bill Is Going to Get Passed’ and Calls It a Top Priority
A legally armed citizen fought back against an armed criminal at a Baltimore youth football game. The accused attacker had been released from prison just eight days earlier, and a new indictment reveals how the lawful gun owner defended himself as a 12-year-old girl was killed.
Prosecutors cleared a 20-year-old in a fatal Cincinnati lounge shooting as self-defense, but she still faces a concealed weapon charge. Read the original story: 20-Year-Old Woman Who Shot Employee During ‘Vicious Assault’ at Downtown Cincinnati Lounge Cleared of Homicide, Still Faces Conceale...
Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills is asking the next Legislature to clarify state firearm laws after federal NFA enforcement changed. Police have been asked to consult state prosecutors before filing affected charges. The post Alaska AG Seeks State Gun-Law Fix After Federal NFA Enforcemen...