'Moral character' gone from Ill. Senate gun carry Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:00 pm, Friday, May 17, 2013 (AP) — An Illinois senator seeking restrictions on how people may carry concealed guns softened the bill's rules Friday but decided against a floor vote after disparaging ...

NEW ORLEANS — Jail records show that the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder.Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of New Orleans.He was already facing a gun and drug possession charge and was out on bond at the time of Sunday's shooting ...

Texas to execute man for Houston officer's slaying Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 4:52 pm, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — When Houston police arrested Jeffrey Demond Williams for gunning down a plainclothes officer working an auto theft assignment, the slain officer's handcuffs dangled ...

AUGUSTA, Maine — A gun-control bill calling for background checks at gun shows is up for debate in the Maine Senate.The bill scheduled for debate Tuesday would require that a national instant criminal background check be performed prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm at a gun show. The bill would require gun show operators to post signs ...

Just a week after the release of blueprints for the world's first fully 3D-printable gun, the firearm known as the Liberator is already reproducing--and evolving. Photos floating around Twitter and sent to me by readers show the DIY weapon created by the high-tech gunsmithing group Defense Distributed beginning to fulfill its promise: To allow anyone to create a handgun at ...