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An investigation determined Chad Cameron Copley fired at a group of people outside of his home while he was standing inside his garage.

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First Deputy Superintendent John Escalante said until they get more cooperation from others within the system, the crime rate will continue to soar.

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Ronald Reagan famously offered an eleventh commandment for Republicans, telling his party not to attack their own.  He didn’t exactly follow his own rules in the 1976 primaries running against President Gerald Ford, and as with many pieces of advice, they have to be stated vigorously and frequently thanks to how often such rules are […]

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While Guns.com routinely publishes stories of defensive gun uses, we wanted to take a deeper look into those cases and see how often charges were filed after the incident.

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The 22-year-old man's mother believes some sort of training and licensing program should be implemented in order to purchase fireworks, which she likened to bombs.

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The suspect took off with a bank bag full of money, but when the business owner chased him as he attempted to get away, the suspect pulled a gun on the owner and an exchange of gunfire erupted.

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick first said the time wasn’t right for gun reform legislation then praised a campus carry measure while backpedaling to explain his comments.

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The Texas House approved rules to install panic buttons and eject hostile members of the public from their offices, following a confrontation with open carry advocates.

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Following yet another violent weekend in the Windy City, local law enforcement and legislators are pushing for a law that would increase the penalty for certain gun violations.

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The Navy has been testing lasers as a viable defense platform for years, and now the systems are finally ready to be deployed. In April of 2013 the Navy debuted a successful test of their Laser Weapon System, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that concentrated light truly can take down a drone. Now, […]

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In the year following the Newtown tragedy about 1,500 gun bills have been introduced. Although only just over 100 were actually signed into law, two-thirds of those are in favor of looser restrictions.

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The ATF has proposed some rule changes that might make it much harder for some of us to own NFA firearms. If the rules governing gun trusts are changed, everyone will have to come up with a CLEO signature. Is that even possible?

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