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Titans cut defensive tackle Elliott after he left team facility to retrieve gun
The Tennessee Titans released defensive tackle Jordan Elliott this week after he left the team facility to grab a gun from his car.
In-laws charged with killing New York Times exec said he threatened to send a hit man after them
The elderly couple accused of gunning down their New York Times executive son-in-law last month in the San Francisco Bay Area said Monday that he had threatened their lives.
National Guard member shot in D.C. while trying to break up fight
D.C. police said a National Guard member was shot in the leg late Sunday after intervening in a fight outside of a business near Eastern Market.
‘Good guy’ with gun credited with saving lives in Oregon school shooting
Authorities are crediting an armed civilian with taking down the shooter in this week's tragic attack on an Oregon elementary school, saying the person saved lives.
Three children among the dead in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting
A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher and wounding two other people before he was killed by a community member who pursued him into the school, authorities said.
Immigration, religion and AR-15s on Supreme Court’s early docket as justices open new term
God, guns, global warming and immigration dominate the early cases as the Supreme Court kicks off its new term Monday.
Michigan parents charged with misdemeanors after 3-year-old son displayed loaded gun at daycare
The parents of a 3-year-old Detroit-area boy who had a loaded gun in his backpack at a daycare were charged with misdemeanor crimes Thursday as prosecutors also revealed the firearm was passed to other kids before a staff member intervened.
Nearly 90 million Americans own guns, and a quarter of them pack an AR-15, study finds
Americans collectively own 461 million firearms -- and AR-15-style rifles account for about 40 million of those, according to a new study by Georgetown University professor William English.
D.C. police searching for man accused of shooting outside Target in Northeast
A man is accused of opening fire Thursday outside a Target in the District, injuring another man who was then hospitalized.
Why federal courts are split on banning guns at the post office
Can you legally carry a handgun into a post office? Depending on where you live, federal district courts now disagree, and a final answer could be years away.
Man critically injured, police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur
A police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire Sunday near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur, authorities said. The man was hospitalized in life-threatening condition.
DOJ says 18- to 20-year-olds can’t be barred from buying handguns
The Justice Department released a new opinion Friday saying federal laws prohibiting the sale of handguns to adults under age 21 can't be squared with the Constitution and can no longer be enforced.
Trump praises hunters at White House dinner, rescinds Biden’s ‘absurd’ restrictions
President Trump on Thursday rolled back Biden-era restrictions on hunting and fishing at a White House Rose Garden dinner that was attended by more than 100 hunters and outdoor industry executives.
Feds take aim at California city’s ‘illogical’ gun permit fees in new Second Amendment challenge
The Justice Department has sued San Jose over the California city's nearly $1,600 fee for residents to obtain a firearms carry permit, saying the "exorbitant" rate unconstitutionally burdens Second Amendment rights.
Chicago school bus aide faces charges after 12-year-old finds gun on bus, fires it
A 12-year-old boy found a gun in an unattended bag on a Chicago school bus and fired it, with no injuries reported, and a bus aide is facing charges over the incident.
The FBI says 16 shooters were stopped by civilians. One researcher counts 225
The FBI's active-shooter database routinely misses cases where an armed civilian stops an active-shooter attack, according to a new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center.
Charlie Kirk’s murder has chilled campus free speech, report finds
The assassination of Charlie Kirk last year at Utah Valley University contributed to colleges nationwide tightening free-speech restrictions, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reported Wednesday.
Gunman shoots and kills a teacher at a kindergarten in eastern Thailand
A gunman shot and killed a kindergarten teacher Wednesday inside a school building in eastern Thailand, where 44 children and three other teachers were evacuated safely, authorities said.
Justice Department pardon lawyer who says she was fired in dispute over Mel Gibson’s gun rights sues
A former Justice Department pardon attorney who says she was fired after she refused to recommend the restoration of actor Mel Gibson's gun rights sued Thursday over her termination, calling it illegal punishment for her unwillingness to grant a "political favor" to a friend of President Donald Trump.
Latest school shooting in Thailand may spur calls in Asia for more active safety drills
A school shooting this week in Thailand may spark greater interest in holding more active shooter drills at educational institutions, as Southeast Asian nations consider measures to curb gun violence.