Oklahomans rush to buy guns at mention of tighter controls
Oklahomans are keeping an eye on gun sales as President Barack Obama advocates for tighter gun controls. In a yesterday speech, Obama cited mass shootings like the December 2012 killings in Newtown,...
View ArticleWalmart Sued in Sale of Ammo Used in Pennsylvania Murders
Wal-Mart Stores faces a lawsuit in Pennsylvania claiming store employees negligently allowed an underage, intoxicated customer to buy a box of bullets used to commit three murders. The lawsuit, filed...
View ArticleTwo Florida Lawmakers Propose Allowing Guns In Airport Terminals
Two lawmakers from Florida have filed bills which would permit people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry their firearms in airport terminals. The identical bills, filed by Sen. Wilton Simpson of...
View ArticleTwo Live Oak Men Arrested for Gun Theft and Housebreaking
Two Live Oak men arrested in connection to a burglary where several firearms were stolen, according to reports. 21-year-old Richard E. Touchton and 21-year-old Dylan Troy Pennington were booked into...
View ArticleFather of Washington school shooter gets 2 years on gun charges
Raymond Fryberg, the father of a teenager who used his dad’s gun to kill four classmates and then himself at a Washington state high school was sentenced Monday to two years in prison on firearms...
View ArticleMary Wolfe says Obama’s gun order won’t have great effect
While tighter gun restrictions are underway nationwide, Iowa citizens shouldn’t see much of an influence when it comes to buying weapons. State Rep. Mary Wolfe, D-Clinton, said the gun rules that...
View ArticleEx-cop must give up guns but gets no further punishment for Cicero road-rage...
49-year-old Mark J. Miller, the former Oswego police officer was forced to surrender his guns tonight after a road-rage shooting in December on East Circle Drive. Miller was sentenced to a one-year...
View ArticleMarlboro man accused of pulling stun gun at Hudson restaurant
A Marlboro man was arrested Friday after police said he threatened another man with an illegal stun gun during a dispute in the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant. Police received a call around 7 p.m....
View ArticleCalifornia Bill Would Require Police Officers To Keep Guns Secure In Cars
A bill introduced to the California Senate Tuesday would step up safety measures for handguns left in vehicles by law enforcement, according to state officials. Senate Bill 869, introduced by state...
View ArticleNevada prisons add tools to avoid shootings, but keep guns
Nevada prison officials say they’re adding more guards and training officers how to use rubber bullets in an effort to end deadly shootings behind bars. But they defended the presence of shotguns in...
View ArticleProposed Bill Would Allow Guns on Wisconsin’s School Grounds
A bill proposed by a Republican leader in the Wisconsin Legislature would allow residents with concealed weapons permits to carry guns on school grounds. Senate President Mary Lazich and Rep. Robert...
View ArticleWalmart Sued in Sale of Ammo Used in Pennsylvania Murders
Wal-Mart Stores faces a lawsuit in Pennsylvania claiming store employees negligently allowed an underage, intoxicated customer to buy a box of bullets used to commit three murders. The lawsuit, filed...
View ArticleTwo Florida Lawmakers Propose Allowing Guns In Airport Terminals
Two lawmakers from Florida have filed bills which would permit people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry their firearms in airport terminals. The identical bills, filed by Sen. Wilton Simpson of...
View ArticleTwo Live Oak Men Arrested for Gun Theft and Housebreaking
Two Live Oak men arrested in connection to a burglary where several firearms were stolen, according to reports. 21-year-old Richard E. Touchton and 21-year-old Dylan Troy Pennington were booked into...
View ArticleFather of Washington school shooter gets 2 years on gun charges
Raymond Fryberg, the father of a teenager who used his dad’s gun to kill four classmates and then himself at a Washington state high school was sentenced Monday to two years in prison on firearms...
View ArticleMary Wolfe says Obama’s gun order won’t have great effect
While tighter gun restrictions are underway nationwide, Iowa citizens shouldn’t see much of an influence when it comes to buying weapons. State Rep. Mary Wolfe, D-Clinton, said the gun rules that...
View ArticleEx-cop must give up guns but gets no further punishment for Cicero road-rage...
49-year-old Mark J. Miller, the former Oswego police officer was forced to surrender his guns tonight after a road-rage shooting in December on East Circle Drive. Miller was sentenced to a one-year...
View ArticleMarlboro man accused of pulling stun gun at Hudson restaurant
A Marlboro man was arrested Friday after police said he threatened another man with an illegal stun gun during a dispute in the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant. Police received a call around 7 p.m....
View ArticleCalifornia Bill Would Require Police Officers To Keep Guns Secure In Cars
A bill introduced to the California Senate Tuesday would step up safety measures for handguns left in vehicles by law enforcement, according to state officials. Senate Bill 869, introduced by state...
View ArticleNevada prisons add tools to avoid shootings, but keep guns
Nevada prison officials say they’re adding more guards and training officers how to use rubber bullets in an effort to end deadly shootings behind bars. But they defended the presence of shotguns in...
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