WASHINGTON — A firearms-toting congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledged. If she does so, she apparently won't be alone. The practice is allowed for lawmakers, with some limitations, under decades-old congressional...
CA’s Gun Sentencing Laws Aren’t Tough Enough, so Feds Are Stepping In
On paper, William Carl Adkins is a perfect candidate for prosecution under California’s tough gun control laws. At 34, he has a rap sheet that dates to 2007 and includes possession of drugs with intent to sell, vehicle theft, burglary, drugs again, and, in 2014, being a felon in possession...
Gun Lost by Police Chief Recovered After Man Turns in Brother-in-Law
A gun left behind in at a restaurant by San Luis Obispo's police chief has been returned, and a man admitted to pocketing the firearm after finding it in a bathroom, city authorities said. On Wednesday night, a man who described himself as the suspect's brother-in-law called the San Luis...
This Police Chief Lost Her Gun After Leaving It in Public Bathroom
San Luis Obispo's police chief posted a video apology Wednesday for losing her gun after leaving it in a restaurant bathroom. Police are looking for a man they believe may have taken the firearm the chief left behind. Police Chief Deanna Cantrell said she would offer no excuses for what...
Gun Groups Sue California, Say 18 is Old Enough to Buy a Firearm
SACRAMENTO — Gun owners' rights groups are asking a federal judge to overturn a California law raising the age to purchase a rifle or shotgun from 18 to 21. The Calguns Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation, and Second Amendment Foundation sued Monday in federal court in San Diego,...
At Least 2 Handguns Used in Charter School Shooting near Columbine
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Two high school students used at least two handguns in the shooting at a charter school that killed one of their classmates and injured eight others in a Colorado community that just weeks ago marked the 20th anniversary of one of the nation's worst school shootings,...
Man Who Dialed 911 Saying He Shot 5 in Bank Held for Murder
SEBRING, Fla. — An Indiana man accused of fatally shooting five people inside a Florida bank branch has long been fascinated with the idea of killing, but people who could have done something about it didn't take his threats seriously, a woman who identified herself as his former girlfriend told a television...
Should You Need to Pass a Social Media Check to Get a Gun?
ALBANY, N.Y. — Should hateful tweets keep you from getting a gun? That's a question many have asked after suspects in several horrific mass shootings were found only later to have left social media hints of violence that went unheeded for years. Now a New York lawmaker has introduced a...